Renowned civil rights lawyer and former Dean of Howard Law, George M. Johnson was the first director of the program now called the Ulu Lehua Scholars Program at the William S. Richardson School of Law. This event brought students, colleagues, and Richardson alumni together, before a a distinguished panel of guests—Daphne Barbee-Wooten, Douglas Crosier, and Leslee Matthews—to reflect on the contributions of Professor Johnson and other African American lawyers in Hawaii. Professor Troy J.H. Andrade moderated the discussion.

This program is part of a series of events to celebrate and honor the fiftieth anniversary of the Ulu Lehua Scholars Program. Co-sponsors: King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center and the African-American Lawyers Association of Hawaii.