ACHI, WILLIAM CHARLES, Jr., judge, Lihue, Kauai; born in Honolulu July 1, 1889; son of William and Maria (Alapai) Achi; married Rebecca K. Robinson at Kainaliu, N. Kona, Hawaii, June 7, 1910; five children: William Charles III, Richard Kelii, Mary Ann, Lincoln Leleiwi, Stanley Alapai. Educated at St. Louis College, Honolulu, 1904; Oahu College, 1908; Stanford University, 1909-11; Yale University, 1911-12; University of Chicago, 1912-13; completed course for B.A. in University of Michigan, 1914; University of Michigan Law School, B. L., 1917. Admitted territorial courts Nov. 6, 1917; United States District Court, Hawaii, April 29, 1919; member law firm of Achi & Achi, Nov. 6, 1917-Nov. 8, 1919; appointed judge, Fifth Circuit Court, T. H., by President Wilson, Nov. 19, 1919, for term of four years. Was member Stanford varsity baseball team in 1911; Stanford University Symphony Orchestra, 1910; University of Michigan Glee Club, 1916. Author of number of college songs, including " Sons of the Stanford Red," "Sons of Eli" and "Fight, Men of Michigan," also comic opera, the "Pranks of Paprika," University of Chicago. Was member of Honolulu Civil Service Commission, 1919; associate member Legal Advisory Board, 1919; Company L, National Guard, Palo Alto, Cal., 1909. Member of Hawaiian Civic Club, Fraternity Lodge No. 262, F. & A. M., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Ann Arbor Lodge No. 44, K. P., Lunalilo Lodge No. 6600, A. O. F., Honolulu; Order of Kamehameha, Hawaii Chapter No. 1; Hale o na Alii; Ahahui Puuhonua o na Hawaii; Bar Association of Hawaii; Kauai Chamber of Commerce. [Source: "Men of Hawaii", vol 2, Edited by John William Siddell, 1921 - Tr. by Rhonda Hill]
∼delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory.