{"id":16563,"date":"2023-01-22T07:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T17:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=16563"},"modified":"2023-01-22T07:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T17:39:25","slug":"ron-menor-a-fil-am-hawaii-politician-has-died-at-age-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2023\/01\/22\/ron-menor-a-fil-am-hawaii-politician-has-died-at-age-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Menor, A Fil-Am Hawaii Politician, Has Died At Age 67"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"16549\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/hfn-menor-color_01212023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=1204%2C1450\" data-orig-size=\"1204,1450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HFN-Menor-color_01212023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=249%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=640%2C771\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=281%2C338\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16549\" width=\"281\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=850%2C1024 850w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=249%2C300 249w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=768%2C925 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=1024%2C1233 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?w=1204 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Filipino American Ron Menor, a longtime politician that dedicated decades of service to both Hawaii and the Filipino community, has died at age 67.<br><br>In a statement on Jan. 17, Gov. Josh Green announced Menor died unexpectedly on Jan. 16 due to a medical emergency.<br><br>\u201cRon was a dedicated public servant, winning re-election after re-election for many years, showing how much his constituents appreciated his work on their behalf,\u201d said Gov. Green.<br><br>\u201cJaime and I send our love and condolences to Patty and her ohana and know that the community Ron served for so many years, is also in mourning.\u201d<br><br>Menor is survived by his wife Patricia Leong and three sons, Benjamin, Andrew and Anthony.<br><br>As a politician, Menor held numerous public office positions during his career. He was a former State Senator, State Representative and Honolulu City Councilmember representing District 9. He studied at Iolani School, University of California-Los Angeles and Georgetown University Law Center.<br><br>Before a career in politics, Menor served as a law clerk in the Hawaii Supreme Court and later as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Hawaii. He later established his own law practice.<br><br>As a Filipino American, Menor relentlessly supported Hawaii Filipino Chronicle (HFC). He was a former HFC contributing writer.<br><br>Born and raised in Hilo, Menor was the son of late Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Menor.<br><br>In a 2022 interview with HFC, the younger Menor said:<br><br>\u201cHe [my father] fought for the betterment of working people and equality of opportunity for all of Hawaii\u2019s residents. These are causes that have also motivated me in my career in public service.\u201d<br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filipino American Ron Menor, a longtime politician that dedicated decades of service to both Hawaii&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=1204%2C1450",1204,1450,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=249%2C300",249,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=640%2C771",640,771,true],"large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=640%2C771",640,771,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=1204%2C1450",1204,1450,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=1204%2C1450",1204,1450,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=1200%2C800",1200,800,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=870%2C570",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=600%2C900",600,900,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=844%2C715",844,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=522%2C500",522,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?fit=1024%2C1233",1024,1233,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=540%2C285",540,285,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HFN-Menor-color_01212023.jpg?resize=375%2C250",375,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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