Benjamin Menor

Benjamin Menor (September 27, 1922 – July 4, 1986) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from April 16, 1974, to December 30, 1981.

Biography Born in the Philippines, Menor came to Hawaii with his family at age 8 and attended the local schools, graduating from Hilo High School in 1941 and attending Honolulu Business College. He obtained U.S. citizenship and served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1946, fighting in the Philippines. After the war, he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1950, followed by a Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law in 1952.

Personal life and death Menor's brother is Barney B. Menor, a former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Menor married Angie Iranon of Honolulu, with whom he had three sons including longtime legislator Ron Menor. He died in Honolulu at the age of 63, after developing throat cancer. He is interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.