Interview with Chuck Mau (4/6/1988)
Interview with Chuck Mau conducted by Chris Conybeare and Daniel W. Tuttle, Jr. on 4/6/1988 at the Cades Schutte Building in Honolulu, Oʻahu as part of the Hawaiʻi Political History Documentation Project. A Democratic party veteran remembers the interparty conflicts, including the split over ILWU influence in the party. Also discussed is the process of obtaining statehood for Hawaiʻi. Other topics include: being the first Asian deputy attorney general in Hawaiʻi; the Communist party in Hawaiʻi and its ties to the ILWU; Democratic party leadership and factionalism in the 1940s - 1950s; advocating for immediate statehood for Hawaiʻi at the 1948 Democratic National Convention; not being confirmed as U.S. circuit judge because of his ties to Communist party members in Hawaiʻi; his memories of politicians John A. Burns, Jack Kawano, Mitsuyuki Kido, and Ernest Murai; his reactions to politicians Frank Fasi, George Ariyoshi, John Waiheʻe and the current political party system in Hawaiʻi. Interview spans 5 videotapes. Transcript is available http://hdl.handle.net/10125/29922
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