He ran a law practice, served as the state's fifth attorney general, and held the title of district court judge for 18 years. But the role George Tai Hee Pai found most fulfilling was being a husband and a father.
“No matter how busy he got, he always made time for his family,” said his wife of 35 years, Jung Hi.
Pai died Monday in Honolulu at the age of 70.
“He sacrificed so much for his family,” said his son, Patrick, 32, who lives in Irvine, Calif. “While my sister Beverly was in medical school doing her residency, he would get up at 4 o'clock in the morning to pack a lunch for her.”
Pai began serving as a state deputy attorney general in 1967. For five years prior to that, he was an executive with the Kaiser-Hawaii Kai Development Co. He was sworn in as attorney general in 1971, and as a district court judge in 1979. He had established his own law firm with a partner in 1976 and continued private practice while serving as a judge.
But Pai never let pressure at work affect his family life or chip away at his sense of humor. “He had a good sense of humor and liked cute jokes,” said Jung Hi.
Born and raised in Kaimuki, he graduated from Kaimuki High School, attended the University of Hawaii for two years before graduating from the University of Michigan. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California in 1961. He retired in Aiea last year.
He also is survived by his wife; daughters Arlene and Beverly; son Patrick; sister Flora Lyum; and brothers John, James, Robert and William.
Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 22, 1998.
“No matter how busy he got, he always made time for his family,” said his wife of 35 years, Jung Hi.
Pai died Monday in Honolulu at the age of 70.
“He sacrificed so much for his family,” said his son, Patrick, 32, who lives in Irvine, Calif. “While my sister Beverly was in medical school doing her residency, he would get up at 4 o'clock in the morning to pack a lunch for her.”
Pai began serving as a state deputy attorney general in 1967. For five years prior to that, he was an executive with the Kaiser-Hawaii Kai Development Co. He was sworn in as attorney general in 1971, and as a district court judge in 1979. He had established his own law firm with a partner in 1976 and continued private practice while serving as a judge.
But Pai never let pressure at work affect his family life or chip away at his sense of humor. “He had a good sense of humor and liked cute jokes,” said Jung Hi.
Born and raised in Kaimuki, he graduated from Kaimuki High School, attended the University of Hawaii for two years before graduating from the University of Michigan. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California in 1961. He retired in Aiea last year.
He also is survived by his wife; daughters Arlene and Beverly; son Patrick; sister Flora Lyum; and brothers John, James, Robert and William.
Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 22, 1998.
He ran a law practice, served as the state's fifth attorney general, and held the title of district court judge for 18 years. But the role George Tai Hee Pai found most fulfilling was being a husband and a father.
“No matter how busy he got, he always made time for his family,” said his wife of 35 years, Jung Hi.
Pai died Monday in Honolulu at the age of 70.
“He sacrificed so much for his family,” said his son, Patrick, 32, who lives in Irvine, Calif. “While my sister Beverly was in medical school doing her residency, he would get up at 4 o'clock in the morning to pack a lunch for her.”
Pai began serving as a state deputy attorney general in 1967. For five years prior to that, he was an executive with the Kaiser-Hawaii Kai Development Co. He was sworn in as attorney general in 1971, and as a district court judge in 1979. He had established his own law firm with a partner in 1976 and continued private practice while serving as a judge.
But Pai never let pressure at work affect his family life or chip away at his sense of humor. “He had a good sense of humor and liked cute jokes,” said Jung Hi.
Born and raised in Kaimuki, he graduated from Kaimuki High School, attended the University of Hawaii for two years before graduating from the University of Michigan. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California in 1961. He retired in Aiea last year.
He also is survived by his wife; daughters Arlene and Beverly; son Patrick; sister Flora Lyum; and brothers John, James, Robert and William.
Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 22, 1998.
“No matter how busy he got, he always made time for his family,” said his wife of 35 years, Jung Hi.
Pai died Monday in Honolulu at the age of 70.
“He sacrificed so much for his family,” said his son, Patrick, 32, who lives in Irvine, Calif. “While my sister Beverly was in medical school doing her residency, he would get up at 4 o'clock in the morning to pack a lunch for her.”
Pai began serving as a state deputy attorney general in 1967. For five years prior to that, he was an executive with the Kaiser-Hawaii Kai Development Co. He was sworn in as attorney general in 1971, and as a district court judge in 1979. He had established his own law firm with a partner in 1976 and continued private practice while serving as a judge.
But Pai never let pressure at work affect his family life or chip away at his sense of humor. “He had a good sense of humor and liked cute jokes,” said Jung Hi.
Born and raised in Kaimuki, he graduated from Kaimuki High School, attended the University of Hawaii for two years before graduating from the University of Michigan. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California in 1961. He retired in Aiea last year.
He also is survived by his wife; daughters Arlene and Beverly; son Patrick; sister Flora Lyum; and brothers John, James, Robert and William.
Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 22, 1998.
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