Litigation

Our litigation expertise covers a wide range of areas. Where appropriate, we practice a team approach to complex litigation, but we remain cognizant at all times for the need to achieve a client’s desired result in the most cost-effective manner.

  • Administrative
    • State Land Use Commission
    • Board of Land and Natural Resources
    • Commission on water resource management
    • Liquor Commission
    • Housing & Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (fka Housing Finance & Development Corporation and Hawaii Housing Authority)
    • Department of Planning and Permitting (fka Department of Land Utilization)
  • Authority to Deal with Passbook and Other Accounts
    • Fiduciaries
    • Parents
    • Ad Litems
    • Collection actions
  • Construction Litigation
    • Defects
    • Contracts
    • Set aside agreements
  • Contract Disputes
  • Development Agreements
  • E-commerce
  • Eminent Domain
  • Environmental
    • Endangered species
    • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
    • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
    • State hazardous waste law
    • Underground storage tank
  • Escrow Holder Obligations
  • Foreclosures and Enforcement of Secured Rights
  • Forgery of Mortgages and Notes
  • Interpleaders
  • Landlord and Tenant Matters
  • Leases, Lease Rent Renegotiations and Arbitrations, Leased Fee Conversions
  • Lender Liability
  • Mechanics' Liens
  • Negotiable Instruments
  • Partition and Quiet Title
  • Real Property Tax Appeals
  • Schools/Private Organization
    • Discipline and dismissals
  • Secured Transactions
  • Subdivision and Zoning
  • Summary Possession/Lease Termination
  • Technology
  • Title Insurance
  • Escrow Holder Obligations
  • Foreclosures and Enforcement of Secured Rights
  • Forgery of Mortgages and Notes
  • Interpleaders
  • Landlord and Tenant Matters
  • Leases, Lease Rent Renegotiations and Arbitrations, Leased Fee Conversions
  • Lender Liability
  • Mechanics' Liens
  • Negotiable Instruments
  • Partition and Quiet Title
  • Real Property Tax Appeals
  • Schools/Private Organization
    • Discipline and dismissals
  • Secured Transactions
  • Subdivision and Zoning
  • Summary Possession/Lease Termination
  • Technology
  • Title Insurance