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Lawrence McCully Judd (March 20, 1887 – October 4, 1968) was a politician of the Territory of Hawaii, serving as the territorial governor. Judd is most well-known for his role in the Massie Affair, in which he commuted the sentence of three people convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Josef Kahahawai.
In 1947, Former Governor Lawrence M. Judd became Kalaupapa's resident superintendent and he and his wife Eva Marie promoted social activities and adult education classes. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Lion's Club, American Legion, and other organizations opened Kalaupapa to the wider world.
This new lease on life set the stage for a catalytic figure, Lawrence M. Judd, to usher in a new era of activity, celebration, and emancipation. Tsunami. A year prior to Judd’s appointment as resident superintendent, an unexpected tsunami ravished the flat peninsula on April 1, 1946.
Lawrence watched intently as the sorrowful procession of passengers walked slowly down the gangplank and found a place on the unpretentious, dirty inter-island cattle boat.
A Vow Remembered: Lawrence Judd and His Pledge to Kalaupapa. Fred Woods, Brigham Young University - Provo Follow. Keywords. Kalaupapa, Mormon Studies, Lawrence M. Judd, vow. Abstract. Lawrence raced down Nu‘uanu Avenue on his bike, eager to gawk at the newly arrived U.S. Navy transport ships at the Honolulu harbor.
Lawrence McCully Judd (20 de marzo de 1887 - 4 de octubre de 1968) fue un político del Territorio de Hawai, que se desempeñó como el séptimo gobernador territorial. Se dedicó a los residentes de Kalaupapa en la isla de Moloka'i afectados por la enfermedad de Hansen.
En cambio, bajo la presión de la Armada, el Gobernador Territorial Lawrence M. Judd conmutó las condenas de 10 años de los asesinos convictos, reducidas a "pasar una hora en su despacho".
