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FEATURES 24 Wisdom of Our Kūpuna Here’s how we can all live better lives.

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11 Currents The rundown of this season’s surf competitions, holiday concerts and events. Plus, tour a local jewelry designer’s home, celebrate a national historic site, eat ‘ulu and meet a super foster.

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The Joy of Aging Our cover feature springs from the idea that wisdom grows with age.

with the sentiment that getting older is not just good—it’s something to look forward to.

Of course, we are bombarded with an opposite message: Your body is feeble, you are invisible, you’re over the hill. But this externally focused narrative ignores aging’s true benefits. Yes, having an older body can be challenging. Illnesses are more common, sleep can be elusive, memory loss is more common, et cetera.

But there are upsides. As you get older, you live more in the moment, care less about what others think, have deeper gratitude for simpler things, and understand the value of true friendships and strong family connections.

Popular culture has started to tune in to this.

On social media, there are now lots of folks well past retirement age offering life advice, health tips and more. Older folks are going viral, and many of the people liking their posts are young enough to be their grandchildren. Take one Instagram post from @makebigtalk that currently has 1.6 million “likes” and 8,200 comments. It features a 90-year-old woman offering advice such as, “Bad things pass, and you can just open another door.” One commenter’s response: “God, I hope this is me someday.”

My own 20-year-old daughter, who works as an esthetician while attending college, told me she loves when older clients offer her words of inspiration and life advice. “A man is not a plan,” one told her.

This is the backdrop for how Wisdom of Our Kūpuna came to be. For our last issue of the year, I wanted to celebrate being older, with all the valuable life experiences attached to it. I figured it would be well received, because in Hawai‘i, respecting our elders is part of our culture.

Our editorial team then identified older adults—some well-known and others not— to feature. Who we spoke to: a 100-year-old swimmer with a simple yet irrepressible joie de vivre; a former two-term governor of Hawai‘i; a soulful waterman and artist; a mother who fled Vietnam during the war; an 80-something retiree still giving back in the community; and a fearless “auntie” who houses homeless people at her village. Along with these folks, we asked many others, 70 years and older, three questions:

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What makes you happy, what advice would you give your younger self, and what has been your greatest life lesson? Their responses left one of our writers in tears, and it’s exciting to now share what they said.

Overall, our subjects reveal a deep humanity and suggest paths for all of us to go forward in meaningful ways.

A few notes: The photos accompanying our stories were shot by photographer Aaron K. Yoshino. Rather than downplaying the lines on our subjects’ faces, we are showcasing them to highlight their fully realized lives. We also have amazing videos, now available on honolulumagazine.com, created in partnership with our sister company Eleven 17, which is headed by the uber-talented Zak Noyle. I can’t thank Zak enough not just for all the time he and his team devoted to planning, shooting and editing these videos, but for believing in the story. When I initially told Zak about it, he immediately saw the multimedia potential and didn’t hesitate to deploy himself and his team (most notably videographer Sheadon Shimabukuro) to enhance our storytelling. Our partnership with Eleven 17 charts a new, exciting course for HONOLULU to tell stories on multiple platforms that, in the case here, bring the wisdom of our kūpuna to vivid life.

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➸ WHETHER YOU’RE A SURFER OR SPECTATOR, ’tis the season for trekking to the North Shore to catch the massive winter swells. The biggest names in surfing are expected for various events, including the Eddie Aikau Big Wave International if conditions at Waimea Bay (pictured) are right.

To check out the action, turn to page 23 for our roundup of some of the most thrilling North Shore surf competitions. —Diane Seo, photo by Zak Noyle

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Winter Picks Top events this season.

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Experience the magic of a snow and light show, take a photo with Santa, decorate gingerbread houses, make s’mores around a firepit and see the original musical The Year Christmas Was Almost Cancelled. moolelostudios.square.site, @moolelo.studios

MARATHON Honolulu Marathon Dec. 14 / 5 a.m. / $225 standard entry Begins at Ala Moana Beach Park

More than 35,000 runners are expected to make the 26.2-mile run through downtown Honolulu, Waikīkī, and out to Hawai‘i Kai. Everyone finishes with a medal and a fresh malasada. honolulumarathon.org, @honolulumarathon

COMEDY Tumua: The Chee Hoo Tour Dec. 27 / 8 p.m.

Blaisdell Arena / From $38

Known for finding humor in Hawai‘i’s everyday moments, local stand-up comedian and performer Tumua Tuinei returns home during his national tour. ticketmaster.com, @tumua_

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FESTIVAL New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival Jan. 11 / 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. / Free admission Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i

Welcome the Year of the Horse with Japanese new year traditions, live performances, festival foods, cultural activities and the 74th Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony. jcchawaii.org, @jcchawaii

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Enjoy holiday-themed concerts, musicals, dance performances and movie nights.

BY BRIE THALMANN

SPORTS Sony Open in Hawai‘i Jan. 12–18 / $40 one-day ticket Wai‘alae Country Club

See 120 of the world’s best golfers tee off in the year’s first, full-field competition of the PGA Tour, with proceeds benefiting local nonprofits. sonyopeninhawaii.com, @sonyopenhawaii

THEATER Dial “M” for Murder Jan. 22–Feb. 8 / From $25 Mānoa Valley Theatre

See the thrilling stage play that inspired the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name; it follows Tony as he tries to entrap his unfaithful wife after his murder plot goes awry. manoavalleytheatre.com, @manoavalleytheatre

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MUSICAL Piney Needlesmith and The Road Less Traveled Various dates, Fri., Nov. 21–Sun., Dec. 7 $43–$70 Diamond Head Theatre diamondheadtheatre.com OUTDOOR MOVIE SCREENING Dive’n’Movie Night: Arthur Christmas Sat., Dec. 13 Included with $49.99 kama‘āina general admission or $59.99 season pass Wet’n’Wild wetnwildhawaii.com DANCE Ballet Hawai‘i: The Nutcracker Sat., Dec. 14–Sun., Dec. 15 $62.30–$151 Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall ballethawaii.org

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FESTIVAL Christmas Spectacular Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday in December / Free admission Sacred Hearts Academy

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bluenotejazz.com CONCERT Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra’s Home Alone in Concert Sat., Dec. 20 $43.50–$137.50 Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall myhso.org CONCERT Kalani Pe‘a’s Hawaiian Christmas Show Sat., Dec. 20 $60.50–$165.50 Hawai‘i Theatre Center

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K A-CHO-FU-GETSU GALLERY Admire and take home curated artisan-made pieces from Japan, ranging from lacquerware and ceramic sake cups to carved wooden lamps and original paintings.

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Tune in to our Hawai‘ithemed holiday playlist.

NOTHING HERALDS THE HOLIDAYS LIKE SOME FESTIVE TUNES, which is why we tapped local music aficionados—DJs Tittahbyte, Compose, Delve and Packo, and Aloha Got Soul’s Roger Bong and DJ O’Spliff—for their favorite local holiday songs and compiled them in an awesome playlist. Throw them on during your holiday parties, while cruising the downtown light displays, really any time you’re in need of some cheer—they’ll be your soundtrack for the season. —BT

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Bishop Museum’s on-site café run by Highway Inn serves up local favorites like poke, beef stew and Hawaiian plates. Many of the recipes were handed down from the owner’s grandparents.

Love crafting? This new workshop studio hosts weekly classes where you can make everything from soy candles and block-printed tote bags to Turkish mosaic lamps and moss wall art. Private workshops offered.

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In 2023, members of the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center laid new cement to rebuild the rock wall (above left) and restored the date of Aug. 30, 1920, in fresh concrete on the aqueduct (above right). The inscription had been broken.

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Preserving Our Painful History Honouliuli, Hawai‘i’s longest-running internment camp, soon will be open for tours.

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all but disappeared after being dismantled in 1946, a painful relic of World War II forgotten in a Kunia gulch until its rediscovery in 2002.

Another 13 years would pass before it would be designated a national monument by President Barack Obama. And since 2015, progress to recognize and preserve the 123-acre site, which had detained mostly Japanese American citizens as well as prisoners of war, has ramped up.

“A lot of the first initial years were spent doing research and planning, and understanding the natural and cultural resources that were there,” says Honouliuli’s Christine Ogura, a nisei born and raised in Mō‘ili‘ili. She’s been the superintendent of the site since September 2024.

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restoration work on its aqueduct and rock wall, some of the only major features that still exist from the war.

The park’s team of three—Ogura, biotechnician Hannah (Jian) Shiraishi-Rzeszewicz and archaeologist Jonathan Mayes—has also been working on monthly vegetation maintenance, relationship building and, soon, natural resource management that includes native species. They’re looking for volunteers to help with things like weed whacking, outreach events and research.

The goal is to open the site monthly to limited tour groups beginning in the spring of 2026, and to eventually recruit volunteer docents to expand the tours. “The reason why it’s not open to the general public and people can’t just drive there like Pearl Harbor is because the [National] Park Service doesn’t own any land that connects to a public roadway,” Ogura says. But UH West O‘ahu, which has had a long-standing partnership with Honouliuli, does.

“When the park was established it was always with the understanding that UH West O‘ahu would be the access point for the public,” Ogura says.

To guide future usage, she’s also working on a long-term general management plan, which the public can take part in. “The feedback from the public has been so positive,” says Ogura, who was shocked when she learned about the internment of Japanese Americans from a Honolulu Star-Bulletin article she read while living on the mainland. “Had I been born a generation earlier, it could’ve been me. That’s why I took the position.”

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the site’s national designation, the Downtown Art Center will host a community art exhibit from Jan. 2–16, featuring works inspired by the area, personal insights, and stories about its history. It will be open to all ages, experience levels and mediums. Stay tuned for more events in 2026, which marks 80 years since the camp closed. nps.gov/hono, @honouliulinps

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Many people are confused about the changing vaccine recommendations coming from the federal level. Does the state of Hawai‘i still support vaccines?

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swirling around vaccines, we reached out to Sarah Kemble, state epidemiologist and chief of the disease outbreak control division for Hawai‘i’s Department of Health, to clarify our state’s recommendations for childhood vaccines, the flu shot, COVID-19 vaccine and other immunizations.

In September, shortly after we spoke to Kemble, the national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recomended that those 6 months and older consider the COVID-19 vaccine based on “individual-based decisionmaking.” This is a departure from ACIP’s past guidance, which supported the use of vaccines for everyone 6 months or older.

ACIP’s vote came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limited approval of the Moderna COVID vaccine to those 65 and older, as well as those as young as 6 months who have at least one underlying medical condition.

SK: The state of Hawai‘i still believes that vaccines are one of the most important ways that people can protect themselves, their loved ones and their communities. Our recommendations for the fall for respiratory virus vaccines like flu, COVID and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) essentially haven’t changed very much from prior years. We believe that everyone who wants to get a COVID vaccine should be able to get one because they have been shown to benefit all age groups to which they are available, 6 months old and up. With the flu and RSV vaccines, we know and have seen season after season that they do provide benefits to keep people from getting severely ill to keep them out of the hospital. We especially recommend the COVID vaccine for people with underlying medical conditions, but really anyone aged 6 months or older who feels they would like the protection of the vaccine should be able to get one.

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• All who are planning pregnancy, pregnant, postpartum or lactating

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• All 65 years and older • All younger than 65 years with risk factors • All who are in close contact with others with risk factors • All who choose protection

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Recommendations for the 2025-2026 Respiratory Virus Season

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Can you still go to CVS, for instance, to get the COVID shot?

Is it helpful that Gov. Josh Green has been so outspoken about recommending vaccines?

SK: What we’re hearing is that adults certainly have been able to go to pharmacies and get the 2025-2026 formulation. You may need to check a box to say that you meet some underlying condition. We hope that these recommendations will help to support the access, the insurance coverage and all the other things that need to come along for people to have the vaccine when they want to.

It’s so helpful right now to have a clear voice, especially from a physician governor. To be able to say publicly that vaccines are safe, effective and the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones—that’s such an important message. It’s also really important that we base our vaccine decisions not solely on politics but on science. The DOH is part of the West Coast Health Alliance … joining with other states to do careful scientific reviews and make evidence-based decisions.

Can Hawai‘i chart its own course and not follow national recommendations?

That’s a really complicated question. There are federal laws and there are state laws, and we now see a divergence of what states are recommending. We get asked a lot if a physician can prescribe the shot if it doesn’t exactly match the ACIP recommendations. We have to remember that ACIP recommendations are just that—they’re recommendations. Insurance coverage may be tied to those recommendations, however, as a physician, I can prescribe vaccines if I think patients are going to benefit from them.

What can the DOH do to relay its vaccine message to the public?

What DOH is doing is being a trusted messenger, being the voice of consistent and evidence-based recommendations for the public. We’ve joined with our colleagues to examine the data, question what’s going to be best, and come to a consensus about good evidence-based information to relay.

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Everything’s Coming Up ‘Ulu Once mostly a potato substitute, the starchy fruit now stars in desserts, pastas and more.

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Christine Lee received an ‘ulu from her neighbor. But life got busy for Lee, who develops the menu and recipes at Island Vintage Coffee, and the ‘ulu collapsed into mush. Undeterred, she tried making mochi with it and discovered that its fragrant pulp improved the rice cake’s texture, keeping it supple while adding a sweetness that cut the powdery taste of rice flour. She loved it so much she bought up an entire pallet’s worth of sweet ripe ‘ulu from the Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative to incorporate into the mochi that adorns Island Vintage’s shave ice.

These days, the overripe ‘ulu, as Lee calls it, has been harder to come by, so she mostly caramelizes the firmer fruit and serves it with maple syrup in lieu of breakfast potatoes.

In the past decade, ‘ulu has occasionally peppered restaurant menus, usually in the form of fries and mash. Understandable, given that the starchy fruit is often compared to a potato. But in recent years, chefs have proven it more versatile. At Kapa Hale, Keaka Lee roasts soft, ripe ‘ulu to concentrate its flavor, then adds it into the batter of upside-down pineapple cakes. For his ‘ulu haupia sorbet, he leans further into the fruit’s tropical notes. Across town, Fête’s savory ‘ulu aloo borrows Indian spices, including ginger, ‘ōlena and black mustard seeds bloomed

in oil, to perfume a crushed mound of ‘ulu topped with crispy okra shreds dusted with chaat masala. A tangy liliko‘i black sesame chutney alongside helps to underscore ‘ulu’s faint fruity fragrance.

The growth of ‘Ulu Co-op, which launched in 2016, has helped to fuel chefs’ creations. While a single ‘ulu tree can produce about 300 pounds of food a year on average, the seasons are often short, and the starches in a firm, mature ‘ulu can soften and convert into sugar within days. From there, it’s a fine line to spoilage. The co-op now steams and freezes the fruit, resulting in a more consistent year-round supply, and offers other ‘ulu products.

Chef Chris Kimoto of Skull & Crown Trading Co. uses the co-op’s ‘ulu chocolate mousse. To make the tiki bar “feel more Hawai‘i than what tiki is usually thought of as,” he incorporates Hawai‘i-grown ingredients into dishes like the s’mores pie, melding the memories of Ted’s Bakery’s chocolate haupia pie with the nostalgia of campfire s’mores. The smooth and creamy mousse is blended with Curaçao (we are in a tiki bar after all), and the pie is finished with a torched Italian meringue. “There are so many more possibilities,” says Kimoto, who has also used ‘ulu flour to make gnocchi for a star-anise and orangepeel-scented osso buco stew. “It’s so diverse, and it tastes so good— my God!”

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ALL FOR FREE Take what you want at no cost.

BY ANNABELLE INK AT FREE STORES, nothing is for

sale. The public is invited to drop off plants, toys, books and other items for others to take at no cost. With 22 locations primarily on O‘ahu, the community-centric “stores” might be a cabinet propped on a residential wall, a “free fridge” for food exchanges, or even a blanket on someone’s lawn. University professors Gaye Chan and Nandita Sharma—part of the anti-capitalist, anarchist group Eating in Public—opened the first Free Store in the early 2000s, and over the years, other like-minded, sustainability-driven individuals joined the movement and added similar shops.

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Surfer Kaimana Banes’ sculptural ocean-inspired lights.

AWAI‘I-MADE LIGHTING IS A RARITY. So, you can imagine our

thrill at stumbling upon local potter Kaimana Banes’ minimalist stoneware sculptures that double as beautiful lights. A longtime surfer, Waialua-based Banes often draws inspiration for his work, which also includes vases, drinkware and dishware, from his time among the swells. “Sitting in the water—looking at the reflections, the colors of the ocean, the clouds and the layout of the reef—inspires a lot of my pieces,” he says. For his lights, Banes aimed to emulate the angular sandstones that dot shorelines. “The sand is so compacted that it creates these cool geometric rock formations,” he says. His wabi-sabi aesthetic is reflected in understated finishes—simple glazes that show off the clay’s natural color and create craterlike textures. The soft, warm light emanating from within has a peaceful, calming effect. “Growing up by the beach, I watched sunsets every day,” Banes says. “I wanted to encapsulate that last orange glow of light before the sun dips below the horizon.”

—Brie Thalmann

STYLE

Eye Spied Designed by a local optometrist, new indie label Hawai‘i Eyewear Co. is making quite the spectacles.

PERHAPS THE MOST BESPOKE EYEWEAR line we’ve encoun-

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kaimanabanes.com, @kaimanastoneware

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tered in the Islands, newly launched indie label Hawai‘i Eyewear Co. is the brainchild of Dane Sultzer, a Honolulu optometrist with an eye for beautiful materials and modern silhouettes. The label’s debut collection, available at Sultzer’s office, Kāhala Eye Clinic, boasts 100plus eyeglass and sunglass styles that can be custom tailored. We’re talking everything from size and color to arm profile, pattern scale and trims. Sultzer can even help you to design a pair from scratch, sketching a frame out on paper before carving it himself from a single block of acetate. The pieces are then sent away to be finished, though Sultzer hopes to eventually shift full production to Hawai‘i.

While the line features many great details, such as high-quality lenses, top-grade German steel hinges and hand-edged nodes, we’re particularly taken with its gorgeous array of acetate frames. Sultzer opted for Mazzucchelli acetate, a biodegradable pressed-cotton acetate produced by a 175-year-old workshop in Italy. The range includes bold marbled and tortoise patterns, and milky, opalescent and gradating hues. Sultzer often takes design cues from the beauty of the Islands. ‘Ōhi‘a flowers inspired several red styles, while a fractal blue pattern represents his hometown of Kailua. Here eyewear is designed to last a lifetime, while also garnering admiring looks. —BT

4211 Wai‘alae Ave., Suite 202, Kāhala, hawaiieyewearcompany.com, @hawaiieyewearco

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Home Style: Cindy Yokoyama 3.

The Ginger13 jewelry designer gives us a peek inside her cozy, eclectically appointed abode.

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jewelry or been to her Downtown boutique, you know she brings together earthy hues, organic textures and global influences in ways that really sing. That same aesthetic carries over to her home, a 1970s patio-style house in Mililani, which she’s transformed into a modern retreat with dreamy arches, expertly layered vintage décor and her own abstract artwork.

1. CREATIVE ARRANGEMENTS “Just like how I merch the store, I merch my house up, too.

When decorating a wall, I start with a painting or photo, then layer in ceramics, baskets or a tapestry to add richness and visual interest.”

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2. SETTING THE TONE “The palette right now is a lot of natural hues, mauves and taupes. You come in and it feels warm. I really like earthy, muted colors with a more tonal look. They give off a soothing, cozy vibe. And I love texture and colorblocking.”

3. ARTIST IN RESIDENCE “I have a BFA in painting from UH and I’ve always loved abstraction. The triptych in the dining room, Anthurium Song, is acrylic on canvas. There’s something timeless about anthuriums and they’re known for their sculptural curves and quiet elegance. I wanted to explore that beauty on a larger scale using the clay tones that have been inspiring me lately.” 

4. WORLDLY TOUCHES

Yokoyama’s pug, Bindy

“My design influences include Mexico City homes, Spanishstyle architecture, refined Los Angeles homes, coastal Bali touches, and Japandi’s clean simplicity and palette. I try not to stick to one style—it keeps it more interesting and not cookie cutter.”

“My favorite pieces in the home are my dad’s old red vintage surfboard, a Frida Kahlo print from my sister and a ceramic sculpture from vintage boutique Single Double. I also love my dining table and rattan nightstand, which are both from WildChild Hawai‘i. I even carry some of their bowls in the shop.” —BT

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Super Foster Darlene Ogoshi has taken in nearly 100 animals since 2020, helping them develop so they can find forever homes.

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Darlene Ogoshi with Enzo, a cuddly kitten she fostered

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three cuddly kittens Darlene Ogoshi was fostering at the time, meow and call for her.

She hardly minds. “As soon as I come to them, they immediately give love and I always appreciate that,” she says about the tabbies.

Ogoshi spent 31 years working as a nurse, and now, after retiring in 2020, she’s still caring for others—they just now have fur and four paws. In the past four and a half years, she’s fostered nearly 100 animals, mostly kittens, from the Hawaiian Humane Society. She’s what the nonprofit considers a “super foster,” a special human with a huge heart for animals. “Usually, I take care of the babies—sometimes they’re a little sick, like they may have a kitty cold or some sort of skin infection, so I medicate them and watch them,” she says.

As a lifelong animal lover, Ogoshi after retirement reached out to the Humane Society to help out in whatever way was needed. She started doing laundry there, but then learned about the organization’s other volunteer opportunities, including its foster program. After taking in her first fur babies, she by her own admission became a “serial foster.”

It fit. She’s aligned to the Humane Society’s mission and knows there are countless animals in need of homes.

Plus, what she gives she more than receives in the form of unconditional love.

“I don’t quantify the energy I spend on them. It’s not work,” she says.

But is it difficult giving back her fosters so they can be adopted into forever homes?

“They’re adorable, but I see it as a temporary thing,” she says. “I know I’m just part of a continuum, and I’m helping them to be more adoptable. They learn to trust people because some of them have never had human interaction before. Having this ongoing interaction with them helps them get adopted quickly, and that’s what’s so fulfilling.”

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O‘ahu’s North Shore, drawing top surfers from around the world who compete in a bevy of exciting competitions. If you’re looking to take in some epic sessions, add these meets to your calendar. —Brie Thalmann

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DA HUI BACKDOOR SHOOTOUT

IRST DAY HIKES STARTED IN 2012 across the nation to

encourage people to celebrate state parks on Jan. 1. Hawai‘i’s only official one takes place at Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail, with a hālau performing an oli to greet the sunrise, followed by taiko drumming and bagpipes.

—Katrina Valcourt

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of our How we can realize more purposeful, peaceful and happy lives.

BY A N D R E A L E E , D I A N E S E O, M A R I TA K E TA , B R I E T H A L M A N N A N D K AT R I N A VA L C O U R T PHOTOS BY AARON K. YOSHINO

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t’s commonly said: As you get older, you get wiser. Those who have lived through many life chapters understand this. While your body may become more fragile, all of your joyful, trying and humbling life experiences transform into vital lessons on how to go forward. Such is the irony and beauty of aging: Just as you reach a point where insight flourishes, society casts you as past your prime.

Rather than supporting this narrative, we are turning to Hawai‘i’s kūpuna to share their perspectives about how we all can realize more purposeful, peaceful and happy lives. Those we spoke w ​ ith, all 70 years or older, are diverse in many ways, yet all offer straightforward, deep lessons learned over a lifetime. —Diane Seo

Visit honolulumagazine.com or our HONOLULU Magazine YouTube channel to view extended​​videos of the six kūpuna we profiled for this issue. The segments were produced in partnership with our aio sister company, Eleven 17. For our print stories, the excerpted conversations with kūpuna were lightly edited.

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Stella Shimabukuro swims at Mānana Neighborhood Park’s pool three times a week.

Stella Shimabukuro 100 years old

“I’m Just a Happy Person, That’s All” This superager is a living example of the happiness of being.

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he swims, throws dinner parties and can parallel park. At 100, Stella Shimabukuro lives how we want to live—at any age. What is it about her? What lessons does she have for people who want to be like Stella?

It turns out that Shimabukuro’s is a wisdom of being. It’s a lesson you learn by watching. At Mānana Neighborhood Park’s swimming pool in Pearl City, where she exercises three times a week, life blooms around her. She talks to newcomers to put them at ease. She jokes with regulars and keeps a busy schedule of lunches. In July, instructors threw her a 100th birthday party. Something about Shimabukuro makes people want to be in her orbit.

Today, after her swim, she unbuttons her Dodgers jersey to show me her T-shirt. “This Girl Loves Shohei Ohtani,” it reads. It takes a lot to get Shimabukuro to reflect on her life. She doesn’t dwell on the past; she doesn’t fear the future. No fewer than three pool-goers stop by to tell me about her parallel parking.

Always her question is, “And how are you?” Here’s her story.

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As told to Mari Taketa

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htani is my secret boyfriend. We approve of his wife. That keeps me busy, watching every game the Dodgers play. Today the baseball starts at 4 o’clock. Yesterday it was 7:30 a.m.

I made sure I got up early. Saturday it was 1 o’clock. I arrange my schedule and get everything done, and once it’s game time, it’s all Ohtani.

If not baseball, Korean dramas—I watch every night and the repeat in the daytime. And I love to read books, but no time! I have to make time—maybe halfhour at 11 p.m., read a little chapter, then go to sleep.

I never feel that I’m old. I don’t have pains, nothing. Maybe I should use a cane. But I don’t feel that I’m old and cannot do things. I do all my housework, I vacuum, I do a little yardwork and a little shopping. My niece, Sylvia, buys things for me. Every Saturday we have lunch together.

I go to the pool three times a week.

When I go in the water, they’re all 30

years younger, but I forget that I’m old.

We talk to each other the same way. The only thing is I don’t have my hearing aid in the water. But the ladies, they keep me very young.

They always said because of me, they all open up and they’re all friendly. Even with our different ages, we have fun. We have get-togethers and potlucks. If it’s someone’s birthday, Christmas, holidays, we go out.

I have no medicine in my medicine cabinet. My husband and I never had any headaches or problems. Never. Maybe because my husband was strict. No bacon, no french fries, no hot dogs. He was health-conscious, so that’s how we lived.

When he was alive, we had friends that came for wine dinners. We still get together now and then. I open my house and get everything ready for my party.

The other couples will bring appetizers, salad, dessert. Always my chicken wings is my main dish. I just put salt and pepper and garlic and then I broil them.

And I love to go to Vegas. It’s relaxing.

They know me there and everybody is so good, you know? Gale [Ogawa, a pool regular and friend of 30 years] wanted to take me to the Dodgers game, but it’s too much. Too many people. Climbing up all the stairs. TV is better. When I go to Vegas and Dodgers are playing, I go to the sport room and watch. I can see him better, clearer.

I’m always relaxed and never worry about things. I do whatever I have to do today. I do everything I have to do and never worry about other people.

I’m just a happy person, that’s all. Keep yourself happy.

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Edward Kuba

81 years old

Take Care of Your Community And don’t forget to laugh.

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very day, 81-year-old Edward Kuba makes his rounds around his Kapahulu neighborhood with a trash-grabber, getting his daily exercise while cleaning up the sidewalks. For 45 years, the retired lawyer has volunteered in the Okinawan community, helping to establish both the Center for Okinawan Studies at UH Mānoa—the first of its kind in the country—and the Hawai‘i Okinawa Center in Waipi‘o. Though he attended cultural functions as a child, it wasn’t until he saw the way Irish and Italian people embraced their heritage in Boston and New York City that his pride in being Okinawan ignited. He now considers himself a “born-again Uchinanchu.”

Kuba lives by the Uchināguchi phrase “chibariyo,” which means “go for it.” Through all his life challenges while balancing a family and law career, he has remained positive and committed.

As told to Katrina Valcourt

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y parents emigrated from Okinawa, and their 10 children were all born here.

They stopped at 10 because they only had 10 rice bowls for the kids. I’m the youngest. All nine before me have passed away. I’m the last one surviving. No. 9 was my sister Jeannette, and she fell ill. Being the younger one, I was there to take care of her five years—cooking, cleaning, changing diapers. She never once complained about my cooking. But she passed away eight years ago, peacefully. I took care of her in her home in Wahiawā, moved back to Kapahulu, and I’ve been walking, picking up trash here ever since.

I returned to Hawai‘i maybe 45 years ago, and living here in lower Kapahulu, my front yard is the zoo, the Waikīkī Shell, the aquarium, Waikīkī Beach. If all the tourists coming through Hawai‘i see how pilau the city is, that’s their impression; 45 years from now, they might still think Honolulu is a dirty city. I don’t get angry at seeing the trash. I get dismayed that humankind has devolved into leaving trash all over the place, and it’s a testament to the older generations, like my generation—we didn’t do a good job teaching the younger generations not to litter, and as a result, the younger generations are littering without thinking about it.

There are 14 different ethnic groups in Hawai‘i, and we’re all minorities, so we all tend to get along with each other. There isn’t one major group holding the other groups down. We’re all minorities, and we all get along with each other in the Okinawan community.

In a project like building the Hawai‘i Okinawa Center, 99% embraced it. There was maybe 1% that didn’t think much of it. Stay away from those negative people, because they’ll just hold you back, and just concentrate on the positive people.

I try to be positive with other people and the old golden rule, treat others like you would want them to treat you.

I’ve got five older brothers, and I used to wonder, “How long am I going to live?” Looking at my five brothers who have since passed, I calculated the average of their passing age, and it was 80 years old. So being 81 now, on that comparison level, I’m living on borrowed time. So I’m trying to make the most of what I can do now, and trying to have as much fun as possible.

There’s a connection between your mind and your body. If your mind thinks that you’re young, then it’ll prolong your life. If, for example, you laugh and you’re active and you exercise and you act young, your mind thinks that you’re young and will continue to prolong your life. If, on the other hand, you sit around, watch TV and you don’t do anything—no exercise, no mental stimulation—your mind thinks you’re old. When you laugh, when you make people laugh, for that one or two seconds that that person is laughing, that person’s body is feeling young, so the message is getting to that person’s mind that “I’m having fun, and I’m young.”

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Edward Kuba picks up trash on his daily walks around Kapahulu.

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Gov. John Waihe‘e III

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79 years old

I think Hawai‘i’s soul is both eroding and growing at the same time. All of a sudden, the Bishop Street and Moloka‘i activists are on the same page. It happens because they both worried about the same thing, whether this Hawai‘i is going to even exist. Today we have the diaspora. People are disappearing every day. It’s become too common to say I got priced out of paradise. It’s become a Hawaiian concern, a local concern, the concern of everybody. So what are you going to do? You’re going to run away from it? Or are you going to change the trajectory?

Hawai‘i Is Your Place, So Fight for It The ​​former twoterm governor calls for young people to rise up. Now.

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN STANDING UP FOR HAWAI‘I

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’ve been an activist for as long as I can remember, way before I was in politics.

What keeps me doing whatever I’m doing is the belief that Hawai‘i is a special place and that we have an obligation to take care of it.

It’s our inheritance, and not in terms of property. What we’re really inheriting is a special attachment and a relationship, and this relationship works if you appreciate it. It’s called aloha ‘āina. When you love the land, you take care of it. And when you take care of it, the land responds back to you.

When we were growing up in Honaka‘a, we had this phrase, “us guys.” Saying “us guys” from Honaka‘a is saying we have a relationship that goes beyond friendship. We have an obligation to keep it special. That’s the beautiful thing about Hawai‘i, it’s the foundation for everybody to discover who they are. All of us guys, with all of our contributions, with all of our specialness tied to the place. It’s that relationship that I think is your inheritance.

Hawai‘i is yours. What are you going to do with it? You’re gonna let it just slide away into oblivion? Or are you gonna cultivate it?

Gov. John Waihe‘e III served as lieutenant governor before becoming governor in 1986.

TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM HAWAI‘I LIVING AWAY

Come home. What can we do differently that would make it attractive to come home? Help build the society for us.

How do you create a revolution? First, you get people to understand their relationship with place, so that it’s worthwhile to do. Back when I was young and raising my fist, I went to a seminar on how to organize, and I remember the one thing said, which has stuck with me my whole life, is that people don’t fight for half a loaf of bread. You’ve got to take the whole challenge on. You gotta have people here saying they’re gonna change the system. We need a revolution, otherwise, all we have is rhetoric. If you can do something anywhere in the world, why not come here?

Well, people say, “we’ve got this barrier, that barrier.” Tear it down. Us guys from Hawai‘i got to stick together.

One of the joys of being old is you don’t care. Who do you care to impress? And that’s one of the natural discoveries that people learn as they just get along in life. Who cares? I’ll say what I believe. I’ve decided that my role in life is to grow old, loving Hawai‘i. That’s what I’m doing now, and that’s what I intend to do for the rest of my days.

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ohn Waihe‘e III was Hawai‘i’s fourth governor (from 1986 to 1994) and the first Native Hawaiian to hold the office. But he was an activist long before that, pushing among many things for the adoption of ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i as the state’s official language.

Even at age 79, Waihe‘e hasn’t lost his fighting spirit and remains a vital voice in the Islands as a key leader of the Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative’s Rediscovering Hawai‘i’s Soul movement.

Just do it. This is your home. Don’t be afraid to do it.

There’s a value to speaking out and calling people on things that you don’t consider right or if there’s an injustice. I was fortunate enough to live through Hawai‘i’s renaissance, the rediscovering of itself. We had a revolution to turn things around, do something different. I think we’re in the same place now. We all know that what we’re doing is not working. You’ve got to change the trajectory.

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ZAK NOYLE

Elizabeth Thu Hai Pham

ABOVE: Elizabeth Pham rings her bell when customers of Anh Chi Em order certain pastries.

71 years old

When You Have a Little, Share a Little As a Vietnam War refugee, she’s learned the power of giving and receiving a helping hand.

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n 1975, with the Vietnam War in its final days, Elizabeth Thu Hai Pham and her family fled their homeland for New Jersey, leaving everything behind. After moving to California, she married and raised five children with her husband. Now, 50 years later, “Mama Pham,” as she is endearingly called, lives in Honolulu with her daughter, Diana, and is the unofficial marketing manager for Diana’s pop-up Vietnamese bakery, Anh Chi Em. She also teaches tai chi at the YMCA of Honolulu.

As told to Andrea Lee

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hen I came to America, I cry every night. I say, “Why me? Why I come here? Why you bring me here?” I’m talking about God. And one night, I heard, “Why not?” The next day, my dad was brought home from YMCA because he passed out without food. That day, my dad didn’t have any lunch with him. That’s why his body so weak.

But anything that happens to us, I think that makes us stronger, makes us reach out more. The people said, “In America, you cannot have breakfast and no lunch and work.” So, they reach out. They rent a place for us. That’s our first home in America, a little apartment in New Jersey.

When we came to this country, we have very little, but every Saturday, people line up at our apartment to get one bowl of soup from my grandma. And I feel so good that I share with them. Even though it may be my bowl of soup, I give to them. When you have little, share a little with someone who has nothing.

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Sometimes, I cannot express in English the whole thing that I feel. We come from another country, we’re very smart, but we cannot express ourselves. Be patient, be kind. The first generation comes to America like that. We have hard time, so treat us nice.

Every morning when I wake up, I do deep breathing and look in myself, how I feel today. Appreciate your body. Say thanks to the body because the body is working the whole night to get all the toxins out. You have to appreciate yourself, and the body will take care you. That’s how I’m so cheerful.

HER MESSAGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE

You’re young. You have a lot of talent. Look in yourself. Like my daughter, Diana. One day, she called and said, “I quit.” I said, “You quit?” She was in New York, at the top of her life. She had to deal with people when they complain. And she quit. I said, “Look in yourself. What do you like to do?”

Diana said, “I like to bake. That’s all I like.”

I said, “Go to school.” “Go to school, Mom? You know how much it costs?” I said, “You have money.”

And I couldn’t believe it, Diana took my advice. She worked five days a week.

Saturday and Sunday, she went to school for baking. She changed her life. She’s cheerful again. When you feel down, think about it. What is your passion? Go back to school to challenge yourself. Don’t forget about your passion. If you think it’s what your heart wants, do it. And you will see, you will be cheerful again.

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“I had a friend, and her father had suffered a work injury when she was young and became a quadriplegic. I asked her, ‘How did your mother do it?’

And she said it was because he always said ‘thank you’ every day. When we were children, we were asked, ‘What’s the magic word?’ And it was ‘thank you’ and ‘please.’ Saying that puts you in a state of gratefulness, and that’s everything.”

—Cathy Song, 70, Kaimukī

q “When you’re young and starting out, you think you know a lot, and as you get older, you realize you don’t know everything but have less doubt.”

—Andy Scontras, 73, Hawai‘i Kai

“Take time and just do what makes your heart feel good, to feel joy, rather than get so focused on the day-today things.”

—Karen Murashige, 80, Kaimukī

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“Slow down, don’t work so hard. I had a job that was allencompassing, and I missed out on things I find such great pleasure and joy doing now. I wish I found work-life balance when my two children were growing up.”

—Betsy Lum, 73, Hawai‘i Kai

q “You feel invincible when you’re younger, but I wish I would have taken better care of my health. I had so many operations and injuries from football and everything else.”

—Bobby Smith, 79, Mililani

q “Life is what you make of it. Your attitude will set your course.”

—Lynn Tamashiro-Ching, 72, Kalihi

“Don’t try to be perfect. Do your best but accept that sometimes you’ll fall short. Laugh more often because being too serious is such a waste of precious moments that you could be sharing.”

—Jill Thalmann, 74, Mō‘ili‘ili

“I had to leave China when I was a small child, then grow up in Korea, and later make my way to Hawai‘i. I gave up a thriving restaurant business in Korea in search of more.

When we first came to Hawai‘i, I didn’t know the language, we didn’t have any money—just my wife, four kids, and a dream to make something better for them. It wasn’t easy, but I kept going.

Every day, one small step. The lesson is, be strong, be grateful and never give up.”

—Chi Hsing Lee, 95, Mō‘ili‘ili

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“Don’t give up hope. I had been married to someone who was very narcissistic; then, I finally got the courage to stand up for myself.”

—Margaret Okimoto, 74, Wai‘anae

q “Make the decision to be happy. I was 14 when my mom died. Everyone around me was so upset, and one day I thought, I’ve had enough of this. I’m going to be a happy person. I remember the exact moment it happened.”

—Barbara Tannehill, 83, Kaimukī

q “Learning to stay in the moment. I learned that when my husband was in hospice and I was his primary caregiver. I had to take it one day at a time and stay focused on what I could control.”

—Betsy Lum, 73, Hawai‘i Kai

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“Peace in the world and in ourselves will come when we stop fighting nature and ourselves.”

—Kenny Endo, 72, Kaimukī

q “We want an easy life, but challenges provide growth.”

—Karen Murashige, 80, Kaimukī

q “I was at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, and there was a cistern with a saying from one of the monks. ‘All I know is that I have enough.’ And that was so profound.”

—Cathy Song, 70, Kaimukī

q “Don’t judge others. Just judge yourself. I see people arguing, fighting. Why? It’s because of judgment, look at yourself.”

—Heilala Niu, 81, Pearl City “The biggest thing that I’ve learned about life is forgiveness—forgiveness of self and forgiveness of others.

Sometimes we don’t have all the answers.”

—Iwalani Wahinekapu Walsh Tseu, 75, Mililani

“When I was a 20-year-old infantry platoon leader in Vietnam I quickly learned the importance of listening to the advice of the men under my responsibility. For the rest of my life I made sure the people involved with any job or project I was working were active participants in the decisionmaking process.”

—Kent Youel, 77, Kailua

q “I used to chase money, always thinking I needed more. But as I got older, I realized money doesn’t buy peace of mind or love. ... Living long enough to see my great-grandkids … that’s something no one before me could even imagine.

That makes my heart full.”

—Chi Hsing Lee, 95, Mō‘ili‘ili

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Mark Cunningham

70 years old

Appreciate the Ride

All his life, the waterman has answered the call of the ocean. Amid the waves, he’s learned the importance of humility, gratitude and caring for the earth.

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ifelong waterman Mark Cunningham has spent decades getting to know the ocean.

First, as an athlete: As a boy, he got his gills wet catching waves at his local break off Niu Beach, which eventually led to a legendary bodysurfing career that saw him conquering swells and clinching titles on the North Shore and around the world. Then, as a guardian: The 70-year-old spent 30 years protecting people as a lifeguard on Hawai‘i’s beaches, and founded the O‘ahu Junior Lifeguard Program. Now, as an advocate: After hanging up his whistle, Cunningham dove into a new career, transforming found objects culled from shorelines and the ocean floor into art pieces that call for mindful consumption and better care of the earth.

Along the way, he learned the rhythms of the ocean, he listened to its tales, he unfurled its secrets like whitewash spilling onto the sand. These are some of the life tenets gleaned from his time in the water.

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ome of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from my life in the ocean— patience is certainly one of them. And not to take yourself too seriously or think too highly of yourself, because in the whole scheme of things, we’re all pretty manini. It overwhelms me sometimes, the enormity of our world and all that’s going on in it in this time.

Going to the beach and seeing every size, shape and age imaginable, and we’re all stripped down to our bathing suits and we’re all sort of the same, regardless of where we’re from—our ethnicity, our religion, where we live, where we grew up. We’re all just people trying to do the best we can.

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An early morning beachcombing session for Mark Cunningham at Makapu‘u Beach Park

I beat myself up an awful lot with selfdoubt and would haves, could haves and should haves. Getting into the ocean helps me wash those things away. That serenity, happiness and physical well-being that the ocean—swimming, surfing, bodysurfing, snorkeling—provides for me is very rewarding, and I’m very thankful for it. We’re so lucky here in Hawai‘i that we have so many opportunities to get into the ocean.

So many people think of surfing as being in tune with nature and one with Mother Nature, but there’s so much of the foam and fiberglass and the plastic fins and plastic leashes. There’s a carbon footprint involved in everything. I try to keep my life as simple as possible, not to accumulate too many things. Some of my art pieces incorporate the marine debris and the plastic pollution to remind people and make them aware of where’d this stuff come from.

I was very nervous the first time I showed my artwork. But it gives me joy to repurpose all these man-made objects that have passed their use-by date. You only live once. No shame. People will like it or they won’t like it.

It doesn’t matter, so long as it gives you personal satisfaction. The possibilities are endless on what you could do to fill your time, to keep you on your toes, to keep you socially engaged, mentally engaged.

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Blanche McMillan

SHEADON SHIMABUKURO

72 years old

Take Care of Other People

And be bold about showing your aloha.

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lanche McMillan, 72, is the founder of Hui Mahi‘ai ‘Āina, which provides village-style housing to the houseless in Waimānalo. Currently 96 people live there, in 59 temporary homes and 14 tents, including 26 children, 20 kūpuna and four cancer patients. Having grown up in a family of 17, McMillan credits her parents for instilling her with the kuleana to care for others.

Without governmental permission, McMillan started sheltering homeless people during the pandemic, after public facilities at Waimānalo Beach Park shut down. But after officials visited and saw residents growing food and taking care of the property, grants and funding followed, allowing McMillan to expand both the village and her vision.

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hen the pandemic came, they shut down showers, toilets, water, everything, and I said, “My people not gonna survive.

They’re gonna die out there.” My heart was saying, “Help my people.” So, I went to the beach and brought them home. I told them, with God’s help, nobody’s gonna bother me because God wants his people home. I said, “We’re gonna work hard. We’re going to work this land, and the land is going to take care of us the old Hawaiian way.”

When they told me I could only put seven homes, I went up to 14 homes. After the 14 homes, I went to 27 homes. They say, “You need to stop.” I said, “No, I’m not stopping. I’m bringing home more people.” When I brought people home, my heart became bigger. My answer is never “no.” Even if we’re full here, I always find a way to bring them home and put up another tent.

I believe that being Hawaiian, we always had the aloha in our hearts, so that’s what we’re doing today. I wasn’t scared at all, because I did my environmental assessment, brought in archaeologists, did the soil conservation, and I took it up to the DLNR, but there was no word from them. So, I said to myself, “I’m not going to listen. If I did something wrong, forgive me, but I did it for my people.”

I always tell my people here, “Love one another, be one family, and always pick each other up and never let go.” Today’s young generation does not know how to give back, how to take care of each other. Bringing kids here, some of them don’t even know the Hawaiian culture, how special it is.

Never lose hope. If people have no hope, they aren’t going to be free. They need to find hope, faith and love. I always tell people the only way that you can do the correct thing is to put the Lord before you. Because when you do that, everything will open for you. If you’re gonna wait to do something, it’s not gonna work. But if you follow your heart, you will get where you want to go. And you will believe in yourself that things can work. And that’s why I tell people: “Believe in the things that you care about and love.”

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“Auntie” Blanche McMillan makes sure all residents contribute to the upkeep up the property.

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“Helping others accomplish things. Make other people successful, or happy, or accomplish their objectives—that makes me happy.”

—Derek Kurisu, 74, Hilo

“Being a good husband, father, friend and citizen.

Being a former Marine, I believe in that very strongly.”

“Sitting on the grass under the tangerine tree and watching the birds, the butterflies, the insects running around. I’m not really thinking about anything.”

—Iwalani Wahinekapu Walsh Tseu, 75, Mililani

“Hearing kids at a pool or hearing children. It reminds me of my own children and my grandkids. To see or hear a happy child is a treasure.”

“There are so many things that make me happy—time with family and friends, creative projects, gardening under the moon and stars, reading and learning new things, a glass of wine, a good meal, a toast to life, too many to name! A big driver of my happiness is knowing that I make others happy by being nonjudgmental, looking for the best in them and treating them as how I would like to be treated.”

—Barbara Tannehill, 83, Kaimukī

—Willene Wainani Bell, 84, Waimānalo

—Bobby Smith, 79, Mililani

—Jade Chang, 94, Kāhala

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“One, to be in good health. Two, to share great stories as a kupuna to my grandchildren and to students that are willing to listen.”

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Smile Through Retirement Your smile doesn’t have to retire when you do. It’s important to keep yours healthy as you enter the next chapter of your life. In fact, a healthy smile is linked to better overall health and well-being.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE DENTAL INSURANCE WHEN YOU RETIRE? 1.

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Gum disease (68%) and dry mouth (30%) are widespread among Americans 65 and older. In addition, people over 65 are more susceptible to oral cancer.

2. Access quality dentists

Maintain your overall wellness: Studies show a strong correlation between dental health and overall health.

in your area:

Take control of unexpected expenses:

More than 1 in every 4 seniors have not visited their dentist in the last five years. A dental plan from HDS makes it simple to choose a local dentist from the largest network in Hawai‘i, Guam and Saipan.

Dental insurance typically covers services from routine cleanings and checkups to major procedures – so you can take control of your health and be prepared for unforeseen expenses.

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CHOOSE A DENTAL PLAN THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU Research Dental Insurance Companies There are many factors to consider when choosing a dental insurance company. Choose a company with a good reputation, affordable dental plans, and coverage for a range of treatment options.

Access To Quality Dentists There are a lot of benefits to being a part of a larger dental network, such as the ability to choose from a large pool of dentists and the increased likelihood of being able to stay in-network should you need to find a new dentist. With an HDS dental plan, you have access to the largest network of dentists in Hawai‘i, Guam and Saipan, as well as the U.S. Mainland.

Ensure Coverage Meets Your Oral Health Needs Year-Round Your oral health directly affects your overall health and quality of life.

Regular visits to the dentist help you stay healthy year-round. HDS plans provide 100% coverage for routine visits. Dental plans cover services like basic and major procedures. Take control of expenses with an HDS dental plan that covers what you need so you pay less out-of-pocket.

For more information on dental plans:

Visit: HawaiiDentalService.com Or Call: (808) 529-9248

DENTAL CARE THROUGH MEDICAID OR MEDICARE Adults with Medicaid are eligible to receive dental benefits. HDS Medicaid can help you find a dentist and schedule an appointment. Call our HDS Medicaid partner, Community Case Management Corp. (CCMC) at (808) 792-1070 or toll-free at 1-888-792-1070, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HDS also partners with WellCare by ‘Ohana Health Plan, AlohaCare, and Kaiser Permanente to provide dental benefits for their Medicare Advantage plans.

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TABL E O F CONTENTS 48 General Resources Don’t know where to start?

These organizations can advise and connect you with a wide variety of services and resources in many categories.

48 Care for Caregivers Education and support for caregivers.

48 Community Services Information and referral services, senior clubs and organizations, and volunteer opportunities.

50 Enrichment Education, exercise and senior centers.

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52 Financial Help understanding public benefits, money management, fraud, social security and financial assistance.

52 Food Food banks and meal services.

53 Home and Community Long-Term Care Services Adult day care and day health, case management, companionship, home care services, home health agencies and personal care.

54 Housing Information on affordable senior housing, homelessness, housing searches, assisted living and nursing homes.

56 Identification Where to get ID cards and more.

56 Legal Advance directives and legal services.

57 Specific Audiences Alzheimer’s, dementia and diabetes assistance; assistive technology; services for the blind, deaf and visually/ hearing impaired; and veterans.

57 Transportation Driver and pedestrian information, and local transportation.

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Resource Centers There are hundreds of organizations in Hawai‘i that offer education, assistance, care or support for kūpuna and their families. The following resource centers cover a wide range of services and are also invaluable for their work connecting those in need of programs with those who can serve them best. If you are not sure what you are looking for, turn to these experts for guidance.

AARP Hawai‘i

Catholic Charities Hawai‘i

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to empowering adults 50 years and older and their ‘ohana. With 150,000 members in the Islands, AARP provides opportunities for seniors to choose how they live as they age by holding activities and events, as well as sharing practical resources, such as the Kūpuna Digital Resource Directory to help older adults access the internet.

Membership includes access to community referrals, support and practical resources on caregiving, financial security, fighting fraud and much more.

Catholic Charities Hawai‘i has been serving the Islands since 1947 and is part of the largest private network of social service organizations in America. It provides help for a variety of needs, including emergency financial assistance grants and housing. In 2024, it provided information and referrals to more than 44,000 people through its help line. CCH networks with other agencies to provide material assistance such as clothing, utilities and food, and provides seniors with in-home and community services along with assistance filling out applications for public benefits and finding transportation.

Aloha United Way 211 Aloha United Way is a nonprofit organization that brings together resources, organizations and people within the community to advance health, education and financial stability initiatives. One of its most useful resources is its 211 telephone help line, which works as a statewide comprehensive community information and referral service. Callers can speak with local experts who are trained to connect people to more than 1,300 agencies and 4,000 programs for food, shelter, financial assistance, elder care, disability service and much more. The help line is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.

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City and County of Honolulu, Elderly Affairs Division The Elderly Affairs Division was created to plan, support and advocate for programs that promote the well-being of older adults and caregivers in our community. It partners with other organizations to provide care services, including educational presentations, community referrals and training opportunities for informal family caregivers, with the goal of addressing and responding to the priority needs of all seniors.

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Executive Office on Aging This state-run agency coordinates aging and caregiver support services across the Islands, including Senior Medicare Patrol Hawai‘i, the Hawai‘i State Health Insurance Assistance Program, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Healthy Aging Partnership, and In-Home and Community-Based Services.

Hawai‘i Aging and Disability Resource Center The Hawai‘i ADRC is a one-stop organization that helps older adults, individuals with disabilities and family caregivers find long-term support and services. The state- and county-funded ADRC also has county offices and directories of services to assist people of all incomes and ages for free. Staff can help determine if you are eligible for public benefits and programs. They may also assist you in finding providers and developing a plan for your future long-term care.

HMSA Since 1938, the Hawai‘i Medical Service Association has worked to improve the lives of its members and advance the health of families and communities statewide. HMSA Medicare Advantage plans offer kūpuna access to quality health plans at low costs. In addition, HMSA provides free Medicare workshops, in-person customer service at HMSA Centers, and well-

being and preventive care programs. Visit hmsa. com/well-being for health, lifestyle and medical resources or hmsa.com/medicare for information about HMSA Medicare Advantage.

Kūpuna Care Pair Kūpuna Care Pair helps families compare and connect with more than 14,000 care services and facilities in Hawai‘i. Sign up for a free account to view the listings in a comprehensive map. The site also offers blogs about what you should know about elder care and recordings of past seminars.

KūpunaWiki Every Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m., tune in to AM690 or FM 94.3 for the KūpunaWiki Radio Show, answering your questions about real estate, finance, estate planning, senior housing, and health and wellness for older adults. You can listen to past shows, watch seminars or read blogs on these topics on its website.

Our Kūpuna More than 70,000 volunteer hours have gone into helping more than 600 kūpuna since 2020, with more than 50,000 bags of groceries, medication and other necessities going to those in need. Our Kūpuna has grown to include socializing and wellness opportunities, such as virtual yoga or ‘ukulele, pen pal letters and weekly phone calls with volunteers.

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GENERAL RESOURCES AARP Hawai‘i

1001 Bishop St., Suite 625 1-866-295-7282 hiaarp@aarp.org states.aarp.org/hawaii Adult Protective Services

1010 Richards St., Suite #710 (808) 832-5115 humanservices.hawaii.gov/ssd/ home/adult-services Aloha United Way 211

200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 700 211, (808) 275-2000 info211@auw.org auw211.org Catholic Charities Hawai‘i

1822 Ke‘eaumoku St. Main line: (808) 524-4673, help line: (808) 521-4357 info@catholiccharitieshawaii. org catholiccharitieshawaii.org Hawai‘i Island Community Office 62 Kino‘ole St., Hilo

Hawai‘i Aging & Disability Resource Center

250 S. Hotel St., Suite 406 (808) 643-2372 adrc@doh.hawaii.gov hawaiiadrc.org Hawai‘i County 1055 Kino‘ole St., Hilo (808) 961-8626 hcoa@hawaiiantel.net hcoahawaii.org

Kaua‘i County 444 Rice St., Suite 330, Līhu‘e (808) 241-4470 elderlyaffairs@kauai.gov kauaiadrc.org Maui County 95 Mahalani St., Room 20, Wailuku (808) 270-7774 aging@mauicounty.gov mauicountyadrc.org HMSA’s Well-Being Resources

hmsa.com/well-being Island Scene

(808) 948-6839 feedback@islandscene.com islandscene.com Kūpuna Care Pair

Kona 73-5618 Maiau St., Suite B201, Kailua-Kona

(808) 850-2650 hello@kupunacarepair.com kupunacarepair.com

Maui Community Office 65 S. Kane St., Kahului

KūpunaWiki

Kaua‘i Community Office 4373 Rice St., Suite 1, Līhu‘e City & County of Honolulu, Elderly Affairs Division

925 Dillingham Blvd., Suite 200 (808) 768-7700 elderlyaffairs.com Executive Office on Aging

250 S. Hotel St., Suite 406 (808) 586-0100 eoa@doh.hawaii.gov health.hawaii.gov/eoa

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1440 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Suite 1015 (808) 792-5188 info@kupunawiki.com kupunawiki.com Our Kūpuna

111 Hekili St., Suite 102, Kailua (808) 215-0073 aloha@ourkupuna.com ourkupuna.com

CARE FOR CAREGIVERS

Caregiver Education AARP Hawai‘i Family Caregiving Resource Line

1001 Bishop St., Suite 625 1-866-295-7282 states.aarp.org/hawaii/ caregiver-resources

Caregiver Action Network

855-CARE-640 info@caregiveraction.org caregiveraction.org

The Caregiver Foundation

926 Third St., Pearl City (808) 625-3782 info@thecaregiverfoundation. org thecaregiverfoundation.org HMSA’s Caregiver Resources Guide

hmsa.com/content/assets/ hmsa-information-caregivers. pdf

Kōkua Kalihi Valley Elder Care Services

1846 Gulick Ave. (808) 848-0977 info@kkv.net kkv.net/elder

Native Hawaiian Caregiver Support Program

550 Pai‘ea St., Suite 226 (808) 535-6700 info@alulike.org alulike.org/services/kumu-kahi/ caregiver-support

Caregiver Support Groups The Caregiver Foundation Support Group

Virtual: third Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m. (register online) (808) 625-3782 info@thecaregiverfoundation. org thecaregiverfoundation.org/csg

Hale Hau‘oli Hawai‘i – Caregiver Support Group

Virtual: first Monday of every month (email to register) (808) 292-4665 kwyatt01@aol.com halehauolihawaii.org Project Dana

902 University Ave. (808) 945-3736 info@projectdana.org projectdana.org Windward Senior Day Care Center – CG Support Group

77 N. Kainalu Drive, Kailua (808) 261-4947 wsdcckailua@gmail.com, address to Torri Kon windwardseniordaycarecenter. org

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Information and Referral Aloha United Way

200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 700 (808) 536-1951 info@auw.org auw.org Better Business Bureau of Hawai‘i Inc.

(808) 628-3939 bbb.org/us/hi/honolulu

City & County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services

925 Dillingham Blvd., Suite 257 (808) 768-4385 csd@honolulu.gov honolulu.gov/csd KHON2 Action Line

88 Pi‘ikoi St. (808) 591-0222 actionline@khon2.com khon2.com/action-line

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National Eldercare Locator

1-800-677-1116 eldercarelocator@n4a.org eldercare.acl.gov Senior Helpline, Elderly Affairs Division

925 Dillingham Blvd., Suite 200 (808) 768-7700 elderlyaffairs.com

Senior Clubs & Organizations AARP Hawai‘i

1001 Bishop St., Suite 625 1-866-295-7282 hiaarp@aarp.org states.aarp.org/hawaii Department of Parks & Recreation – Makua Ali‘i

1000 Ulu‘ōhi‘a St., Suite 300, Kapolei (808) 768-3045 dprseniorcitizens@honolulu. gov honolulu.gov/dpr/ seniors-kupuna Hawai‘i State Teachers Association – Retired

1200 Ala Kapuna St. (808) 840-2258 hstaretired12@gmail.com hstaretired.org HGEA – Retirees Unit

888 Mililani St., Suite 401 (808) 543-0054 retirees@hgea.org hgea.org/our-union/retirees NARFE – National Active & Retired Federal Employees Hawai‘i Chapters

sites.google.com/site/narfehi/ home

Volunteer Opportunities Catholic Charities Hawai‘i

1822 Ke‘eaumoku St. Main line: (808) 524-4673, help line: (808) 521-4357 info@catholiccharitieshawaii. org catholiccharitieshawaii.org Hawai‘i Island Community Office 62 Kino‘ole St., Hilo Kona 73-5618 Maiau St., Suite B201, Kailua-Kona Maui Community Office 65 S. Kane St., Kahului Kaua‘i Community Office 4373 Rice St., Suite 1, Līhu‘e Hawai‘i Long-Term Care Ombudsman

250 S. Hotel St., Suite 406 (808) 586-7268 info@hi-ltc-ombudsman.org hi-ltc-ombudsman.org Project Dana

902 University Ave. (808) 945-3736 info@projectdana.org projectdana.org RSVP Volunteer Program, Elderly Affairs Division

(808) 768-7778 eadrsvp@honolulu.gov

ENRICHMENT

Education Adult Education Program – Department of Education

1390 Miller St. (808) 784-6200 doeinfo@k12.hi.us hawaiipublicschools.org/ academics/adult-education

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Anchor Church – Anchor Kūpuna

45-815 Po‘okela St., Kāne‘ohe (808) 235-5814 hello@myanchor.church myanchor.church Christ Centered Community Church – Kūpuna Ministry

4211 Wai‘alae Ave., #1030 (808) 735-4370 info@c4.church, kupunahub@gmail.com c4.church

The Emeritus College at Honolulu Community College

874 Dillingham Blvd., Building 2, Room 507 (808) 845-9296 honcet@hawaii.edu pcatt.org/emeritus Hawai‘i Literacy

245 N. Kukui St., Suite 202 (808) 537-6706 info@hawaiiliteracy.org hawaiiliteracy.org Hawai‘i State Public Library System

Multiple locations (808) 586-3500 librarieshawaii.org

HMSA’s Health Education Workshops

Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

1-855-329-5461 toll-free hmsa.com/well-being/ workshops Kapi‘olani Community College – Continuing Education & Training

4303 Diamond Head Road, Manono Building, Room 111A (808) 734-9211 kccocet@hawaii.edu continuinged.kapiolani.hawaii. edu Mailing address 4303 Diamond Head Road, ‘Ilima Building, Room 203 Honolulu, HI 96816

Leeward Community College – Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Development

96-045 Ala ‘Ike St., CE-101, Pearl City (808) 455-0477 workdev@hawaii.edu leeward.hawaii.edu/ workforceocewd.org

Senior Citizen Visitor Program/Nā Kūpuna Program at UH Mānoa

2600 Campus Road, QLC, Room 413 (808) 956-4642 nakupuna@hawaii.edu sites.google.com/hawaii. edu/nk-program-fall-2024/ welcome-to-the-nk-registration UH Mānoa – Center on Aging

2430 Campus Road, Gartley Hall, Suite 201B uhcoa@hawaii.edu manoa.hawaii.edu/aging

UH Mānoa – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

2500 Dole St., Krauss Hall, Suite 113A (808) 956-2624 olliuhm@hawaii.edu olliuhm.augusoft.net, olliuhm.org

UH Mānoa – Outreach College Professional Programs

2545 McCarthy Mall, Bilger Hall 102 (808) 956-7221 ochelp@hawaii.edu outreach.hawaii.edu UH West O‘ahu

91-1001 Farrington Highway, Kapolei (808) 689-2800 uhwo.admissions@hawaii.edu westoahu.hawaii.edu Windward Community College

45-720 Kea‘ahala Road, Kāne‘ohe (808) 235-7400 winccar@hawaii.edu windward.hawaii.edu

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Exercise Arthritis Foundation, Hawai‘i Branch

P.O. Box: 1050 Queen St., Suite 100, #328 (808) 354-0475 jschack@arthritis.org arthritis.org/local-offices/hi

Dept. of Parks & Recreation – Therapeutic Recreation Unit

1000 Ulu‘ōhi‘a St., Suite 309, Kapolei (808) 768-3027 parks-tru@honolulu.gov honolulu.gov/dpr/therapeuticrecreation-beach-wheelchairs Kōkua Kalihi Valley – Gulick Elder Services

1846 Gulick Ave. (808) 848-0977 info@kkv.net kkv.net

The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawai‘i

YMCA Exercise Program – Kalihi Y

YMCA Exercise Program – Nu‘uanu Y

Still & Moving Center

YMCA Exercise Program – Leeward Y

YMCA Exercise Program – Windward Y

YMCA Exercise Program – Kaimukī-Wai‘alae Y

YMCA Exercise Program – Mililani West O‘ahu Y

91-3257 Kualaka‘i Parkway, ‘Ewa Beach (808) 682-5505 info@kroccenterhawaii.org kroccenterhawaii.org/ kroc-hawaii 1024 Queen St. (808) 397-7678 info@stillandmovingcenter.com stillandmovingcenter.com/ information/classes/seniors

4835 Kīlauea Ave. (808) 737-5544 info@ymcahonolulu.org ymcahonolulu.org/locations/ kaimuki-waialae

1335 Kalihi St. (808) 848-2494 info@ymcahonolulu.org ymcahonolulu.org/locations/ kalihi-y

94-440 Mokuola St., Waipahu (808) 671-6495 info@ymcahonolulu.org ymcahonolulu.org/locations/ leeward-y

1441 Pali Highway (808) 536-3556 info@ymcahonolulu.org ymcahonolulu.org/locations/ nuuanu-y

1200 Kailua Road, Kailua (808) 261-0808 info@ymcahonolulu.org ymcahonolulu.org/locations/ windward-y

95-1190 Hikikaulia St., Mililani (808) 625-1040 info@ymcahonolulu.org ymcahonolulu.org/locations/ mililani-west-oahu-y

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Senior Centers

Financial Fraud, Exploitation & Financial Assistance Scams

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

1640 Lanakila Ave. (808) 847-1322 suzanne.oakland@catholic charitieshawaii.org, riva.torno@catholiccharities hawaii.org catholiccharitieshawaii.org

Benefit, Employment & Support Services Division

Money Management

Kāne‘ohe Community & Senior Center

Catholic Charities Hawai‘i

CCH – Lanakila Multipurpose Senior Center

45-613 Puohala St., Kāne‘ohe (808) 768-6847 Kapahulu Center

3410 Campbell Ave. (808) 737-1748 information@kapahulucenter. org kapahulucenter.org Makua Ali‘i Senior Center

1541 Kalākaua Ave. (808) 768-6893 dprseniorcitizens@ honolulu.gov honolulu.gov/dpr/ seniors-kupuna

Mō‘ili‘ili Community Center Kūpuna Support

2535 S. King St. (808) 955-1555 deliab@moiliilicc.org, office@moiliilicc.org moiliilicc.org/kupuna-support. html Waikīkī Community Center

310 Paoakalani Ave. (808) 923-1802 info@waikikicommunitycenter. org waikikicommunitycenter.org/ projects/senior-services

FINANCIAL

820 Mililani St., #606 (808) 586-5230 dhs@dhs.hawaii.gov humanservices.hawaii.gov/ bessd

1822 Ke‘eaumoku St. (808) 521-4357 info@catholiccharitieshawaii. org catholiccharitieshawaii.org Honolulu Community Action Program Inc.

1132 Bishop St., Suite 100 (808) 521-4531 hcap@hcapweb.org hcapweb.org

Lifeline – Federal Telephone Subsidy

(800) 234-9473 lifelinesupport@usac.org lifelinesupport.org Med-QUEST Division

Honolulu Service Center: 1350 S. King St., Suite 200 1-800-316-8005, (808) 524-3370 HCSBInquiries@dhs.hawaii.gov medquest.hawaii.gov

Criminal Justice Division – Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

707 Richards St., Suite 402 (808) 586-1058 ag.hawaii.gov/cjd/ medicaid-fraud-control-unit/ report-medicaid-fraud DCCA — Office of Consumer Protection

235 S. Beretania St., Suite 801 (808) 586-2630 ocp@dcca.hawaii.gov cca.hawaii.gov/ocp Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs – Insurance Fraud Unit Hotline

335 Merchant St., Room 213 (808) 587-7416, (808) 586-2790 insfraud@dcca.hawaii.gov cca.hawaii.gov/ins/suspectedfraudulent-claim-referral Mailing address Insurance Fraud Investigation Branch P.O. Box 3614 Honolulu, HI 96811 Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs – Securities Fraud Hotline

Kapolei Service Center 601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 415, Kapolei

335 Merchant St., Room 205 (808) 587-2267, 1-877-447-2267 sc@dcca.hawaii.gov cca.hawaii.gov/sec

Waipahu Service Center 94-275 Mokuola St., Suite 301, Waipahu

Honolulu Police Department – Criminal Investigation Division Na Maka

Salvation Army Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division

2950 Mānoa Road (808) 988-2136 aloha.hawaii@usw. salvationarmy.org hawaii.salvationarmy.org

801 S. Beretania St., CID (808) 723-3609 honolulupd.org/cid

National Do Not Call Registry

1-888-382-1222 donotcall.gov

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1-800-638-2772 cpsc.gov

The Caregiver Foundation

926 Third St., Pearl City (808) 625-3782 info@thecaregiverfoundation. org thecaregiverfoundation.org CSI Trust Co.

1001 Bishop St., Suite 1330 (808) 538-0353 daniels@csihawaii.org csitrustcompany.org

Public Benefits AARP Benefits Quick Link

1001 Bishop St., Suite 625 1-866-295-7282 hiaarp@aarp.org aarp.org/quicklink

Social Security & SSI Social Security Administration

300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 1-114 1-800-772-1213 970 Manawai St., Kapolei ssa.gov

FOOD

Food Assistance Hawai‘i Foodbank

(808) 954-7879 kupunaprograms@ hawaiifoodbank.org hawaiifoodbank.org

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Honolulu Community Action Program

1132 Bishop St., Suite 100 (808) 521-4531 hcap@hcapweb.org hcapweb.org

Meal Service Arcadia Home Health Services

HOME AND COMMUNITY LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES

Adult Day Care Aged to Perfection Adult Day Care Centers

1660 S. Beretania St., Suite 101 (808) 983-5900 info@arcadia.org arcadia.org/home-health

94-330 Mokuola St., Waipahu (808) 622-4717 agedtoperfectionhawaii.com

Hawai‘i Meals on Wheels

45-181 Waikalua Road, Kāne‘ohe (808) 247-8558 ext. 3 admissions@ohanapacific.com ohanapacific.com/ann-pearl

P.O. Box 236099 (808) 988-6747 info@hmow.org hmow.org

Ke Ola Pono No Nā Kūpuna Program — Alu Like Inc.

Ann Pearl Rehab and Nursing

Arcadia Adult Day Care and Day Health Center at Central Union Church

Hulu Makua Inc.

1029 Kapahulu Ave., Suite 408 (808) 729-9086, (808) 733-5111 Live Well by Kāhala Nui – Adult Day Care

888 Iwilei Road, Suite 105 (808) 218-7777, (808) 482-6123 livewellhi.org Lotus Adult Day Care Center

99-186 Puakala St., ‘Aiea (808) 486-5050 lotusadultdaycare@ hawaiiantel.biz Lunalilo Home

Nā Lima Kōkua

Casamina Adult Day Care

Pālolo Chinese Home

Lanakila Pacific — Meals on Wheels

1426 Ala Napunani St. (808) 839-9733 acmina808@gmail.com

2459 10th Ave. (808) 748-4909 pballesteros@palolohome.org palolohome.org

Evergreen Adult Day Care Center

Sakura House – Adult Day Care

Mom’s Meals

1-877-508-6667 selfpay.momsmeals.com/ landing/waiverMeals. aspx?state=HI Pālolo Chinese Home Meals-to-Go

2459 10th Ave. (808) 739-6031 pchmenu@palolohome.org palolohome.org

1124 Fort St. Mall, Second Floor (808) 946-7505, (808) 796-7059 info@evergreenhawaiiadc.com evergreenhawaiiadc.com

1666 Mott Smith Drive (808) 536-1112 sakurahousehonolulu@ gmail.com fine-m.com/sakurahousehawaii

Furukawa Living Treasure Day Care Centers

St. Francis Adult Day Care

1449 Brigham St. (808) 203-7826, (808) 842-5175 furukawalivingtreasure1@ gmail.com furukawalivingtreasure.com Hale Hau‘oli Hawai‘i

98-1247 Ka‘ahumanu St., Suite 207, ‘Aiea (808) 798-8706 kwyatt01@aol.com halehauolihawaii.org 98-939 Moanalua Road, Sumida Hall, ‘Aiea

Ann Pearl Rehab and Nursing

3675 Kīlauea Ave. (808) 733-7955 ikazama@hhsc.org leahi.hhsc.org

95-257 Kaloapau St., Mililani (808) 457-8623 nalima.kokua.adc@gmail.com nalimakokua.com

501 Kekāuluohi St. (808) 395-1000 ext. 234 meals@lunalilo.org lunalilo.org/services/ meals-to-go

Adult Day Health

Lē‘ahi Adult Day Health Center

501 Kekāuluohi St. (808) 395-1000 info@lunalilo.org lunalilo.org

550 Pai‘ea St., Suite 226 (808) 535-6700 info@alulike.org alulike.org/services/kumu-kahi/ ke-ola-pono-no-na-kupuna

Lunalilo Meals-to-Go

77 N. Kainalu Drive, Kailua (808) 261-4947 wsdcckailua@gmail.com windwardseniordaycarecenter. org

45-181 Waikalua Road, Kāne‘ohe (808) 247-8558 ext. 3 admissions@ohanapacific.com ohanapacific.com/ann-pearl

1660 S. Beretania St. (808) 983-5910 info@arcadia.org arcadia.org/central-union

1809 Bachelot St. (808) 356-8519 mow@lanakilapacific.org lanakilapacific.org

Windward Senior Day Care Center

2230 Liliha St. (808) 547-6500 stfrancishawaii.org/adc

St. Francis Intergenerational Center 91-1758 ‘O‘ohao St., ‘Ewa Beach, (808) 681-0100 ext. 2

Maluhia Adult Day Health

1027 Hala Drive (808) 832-5659 maluhiaadhc@hhsc.org maluhia.hhsc.org

Maluhia Skilled Nursing Facility

1027 Hala Drive (808) 216-0084 maluhia.hhsc.org

Case Management Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center

677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 226 (808) 521-2437 info@hhhrc.org hhhrc.org Ho‘okele Home Care

820 Mililani St., Suite 711 (808) 457-1655 info@hookelehomecare.com hookelehomecare.com Ke Ola Mamo

321 N. Kuakini St., Suite 308 (808) 440-6852 komclinicservices@ keolamamo.org keolamamo.org

45-480 Kāne‘ohe Bay Drive, Suite D04, Kāne‘ohe D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 5 /J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 6

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Kōkua Kalihi Valley Elder Care Services

1846 Gulick Ave. (808) 848-0977 info@kkv.net kkv.net

Companionship Ho‘okele Home Care

820 Mililani St., Suite 711 (808) 457-1655 info@hookelehomecare.com hookelehomecare.com

Home Health Honolulu

2228 Liliha St., Suite 205 (808) 531-0050 ohanapacific.com/ home-health-honolulu Kōkua Care

3184 Wai‘alae Ave., B (808) 734-5555, (808) 396-9555 info@kokuacare.com kokuacare.com Lou’s Quality HHC Services LLC

Home Health Agencies

95-212 Wailawa St., Mililani (808) 623-7109 office@louscare.com lqhhcs.net

Adventist Health Castle Home Care Services

Mastercare Homecare & Healthcare

45-045 Kamehameha Highway, HPU Annex, Kāne‘ohe (808) 263-5077 adventisthealth.org/homecare-services/locations/ castle

Arcadia Home Health Services

1660 S. Beretania St., Suite 101 (808) 983-5900 info@arcadia.org arcadia.org/home-health Attention Plus Care

1580 Makaloa St., Suite 1060 (808) 739-2811 info@attentionplus.com attentionplus.com Bayada Home Health Care

615 Pi‘ikoi St., Suite 600 (808) 591-6050 info@bayada.com bayada.com Care Resource Hawai‘i

680 Iwilei Road, Suite 490 (808) 599-4999 infocrh@crhawaii.org careresourcehawaii.org HMC Home Care

1221 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Suite 6A2 (808) 500-7484 info@hmchomecare.com hmchomecare.com

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1314 S. King St., Suite 424 (808) 597-1564 gomastercare.com Wilson Homecare

HOUSING

Affordable Senior Housing Ainahau Vista I

Kahuku Elderly Hauoli Hale

Ainahau Vista II

Kāne‘ohe Elderly Apartments

2426 Tusitala St. (808) 926-6700, leasing info: (808) 738-3100 aiv2-management@ eahhousing.org eahhousing.org/apartments/ ainahau-vista-2 Aloha Iā Halewilikō

Home Services Ho‘okele Home Care

DE Thompson Village

820 Mililani St., Suite 711 (808) 457-1655 info@hookelehomecare.com hookelehomecare.com Pālolo Chinese Home – Home Cleaning Service

2459 10th Ave. (808) 748-4907, (808) 748-4909 info@palolohome.org palolohome.org

Personal Care Ho‘okele Home Care

820 Mililani St., Suite 711 (808) 457-1655 info@hookelehomecare.com hookelehomecare.com

545 Queen St. (808) 735-9099 ext. 1 properties@mdihawaii.com mdihawaii.com/rentals/ honuakaha-senior-rentals

2428 Tusitala St. (808) 926-6700, leasing info: (808) 738-3100 aiv1-management@ eahhousing.org eahhousing.org/apartments/ ainahau-vista-1

99-385 Pōhai Place, ‘Aiea (808) 556-5531, leasing info: (808) 439-6286 aih-management@ eahhousing.org eahhousing.org/apartments/ aiea

711 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Suite 450 (808) 596-4486 info@wilsoncare.com wilsoncare.com

Honuakaha Senior Rentals

91-1295 Renton Road, ‘Ewa Beach (808) 681-4960 det-management@ eahhousing.org eahhousing.org/apartments/ de-thompson-village Hale O‘Hauoli

950 Luehu St., Pearl City (808) 455-4744 haleohauoli.com Halewai‘olu Senior Residences

1331 River St. (808) 808-1331 liveathsr.com

56-154 Pu‘uluana Place, Kahuku (808) 293-1416 ks-management@ eahhousing.org eahhousing.org/apartments/ kahuku-elderly-hauoli-hale 45-457 Meli Place, Kāne‘ohe (808) 235-4399 kaneoheapartments.net Kōkua Hale

1192 Alakea St. (808) 439-6497 kokuahale@tmo.com liveatkokuahale.com Lani Huli Senior Housing

25 Aulike St., Kailua (808) 589-1845 pacific-housing.org/ lani-huli-senior-housing Mānoa Gardens

2790 Kahaloa Drive (808) 762-0101 hawaiiaffordable.com/ residential-properties-oahu

Assisted Living & Nursing Homes 15 Craigside

15 Craigside Place (808) 533-5437 info@arcadia.org arcadia.org/skillednursing/15-craigside-arcadia Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre

45-545 Kamehameha Highway, Kāne‘ohe (808) 247-2220 info@alohanursing.com alohanursing.com

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Arcadia Retirement Residence

1434 Punahou St. (808) 941-0941, tours: (808) 983-1722 info@arcadia.org arcadia.org Avalon Care Center – Honolulu LLC

1930 Kamehameha IV Road (808) 847-4834 avalonhealthcare.com/honolulu The Care Center of Honolulu

1900 Bachelot St. (808) 531-5302 info@ccoh.us ccoh.us

Good Samaritan Society – Pohai Nani at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Care Center

45-090 Namoku St., Kāne‘ohe (808) 247-6211 healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/ hawaii/facilities/pohai-naniharry-and-jeanette-weinbergcare-center-331501 Hale Ho Aloha

2670 Pacific Heights Road (808) 524-1955 info@halehoaloha.com halehoaloha.com Hale Mālamalama

6163 Summer St. (808) 396-0537 info@hmnursing.com hmnursing.com Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

1677 Pensacola St. (808) 537-3371 volarehcm.com/locations/ hale-nani-rehab-nursing-center Hale Ola Kino at One Kalākaua

1314 Kalākaua Ave., Second Floor (808) 983-4444 roselle.salon@arcadia.org arcadia.org/skilled-nursing/ hale-ola-kino

Hi‘olani Care Center at Kāhala Nui

4389 Malia St. (808) 218-7014 kahalanui.com/lifecare ‘Ilima at Leihano

739 Leihano St., Kapolei (808) 818-5533 kiscoseniorliving.com/ senior-living/hi/kapolei/ ilima-at-leihano Islands Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation

1205 Alexander St. (808) 773-8700 info@islandsnr.com islandsnr.com Ka Punawai Ola

575 Farrington Highway, Kapolei (808) 674-9262 lcca.com/locations/hi/ ka-punawai-ola Kalākaua Gardens

1723 Kalākaua Ave. (808) 518-2273 kalakauagardens.com Kuakini Geriatric Care

347 N. Kuakini St. (808) 536-2236 www.kuakini.org/wps/portal/ public/programs-services/ geriatric-care-services Lē‘ahi Hospital & Nursing Home

3675 Kīlauea Ave. (808) 733-8000 vgonzales@hhsc.org leahi.hhsc.org

Liliha Healthcare Center

1814 Liliha St. (808) 537-9557 newfamilyhealthhi.com Lunalilo Home

501 Kekāuluohi St. (808) 395-1000 info@lunalilo.org lunalilo.org

Mānoa Cottage Kaimukī

The Plaza at Moanalua

Maunalani Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

The Plaza at Pearl City

748 Olokele Ave. (808) 426-7850 manoacottage.com

1280 Moanalualani Place (808) 833-8880 theplazaassistedliving.com/ location/moanalua

5113 Maunalani Circle (808) 732-0771 info@maunalani.org maunalaninursing.org

1048 Kuala St., Pearl City (808) 455-8808 theplazaassistedliving.com/ location/pearl-city

Nu‘uanu Hale

The Plaza at Punchbowl

2900 Pali Highway (808) 595-6311 newfamilyhealthhi.com

918 Lunalilo St. (808) 792-8800 theplazaassistedliving.com/ location/punchbowl

O‘ahu Care Facility

1808 S. Beretania St. (808) 687-3300 info@oahucarefacility.com oahucarefacility.com One Kalākaua Senior Living

1314 Kalākaua Ave. (808) 983-4400 tiffany@onekalakaua.net onekalakaua.net

1812 Kalākaua Ave. (808) 955-0800 theplazaassistedliving.com/ location/waikiki Pu‘uwai ‘O Mākaha

84-390 Jade St., Wai‘anae (808) 695-9508 admissions@ohanapacific.com ohanapacific.com/ puuwai-o-makaha

Pālolo Chinese Home

2459 10th Ave. (808) 737-2555 info@palolohome.org palolohome.org

Regency at Hualālai

Pearl City Nursing Home

919 Lehua Ave., Pearl City (808) 687-3200 info@pearlcitynursinghome. com pearlcitynursinghome.com The Plaza at Kāne‘ohe

46-068 Alaloa St., Kāne‘ohe (808) 628-7604 theplazaassistedliving.com/ location/kaneohe The Plaza at Mililani

The Plaza at Waikīkī

95-1050 Ukuwai St., Mililani (808) 626-8807 theplazaassistedliving.com/ location/mililani

75-181 Hualālai Road, Kailua-Kona (808) 500-9258 regency-pacific.com/ senior-living/hi/kailua-kona/ regency-at-hualalai Regency at Puakea

2130 Kaneka St., Līhu‘e (808) 378-5444 regency-pacific.com/ senior-living/hi/lihue/ regency-at-puakearetirement-assisted-living The Villas at St. Francis

2230 Liliha St., Suite 500 (808) 547-6000 info@ohanapacific.com thevillashawaii.com

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Homelessness & Shelters

Satellite City Halls

LEGAL

Ala Moana Center

Institute for Human Services Men’s Shelter

1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 1255 honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite

Advance Directives, POLST, CCO & DNR

350 Sumner St. (808) 447-2900 info@ihshawaii.org ihshawaii.org

Institute for Human Services Women’s Shelter

546 Ka‘aahi St. (808) 447-2800 info@ihshawaii.org ihshawaii.org

Housing Search & Information Catholic Charities Hawai‘i

1822 Ke‘eaumoku St. (808) 521-4357 info@catholiccharitieshawaii. org catholiccharitieshawaii.org Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority

Downtown

1041 Nu‘uanu Ave., Suite A (808) 768-4103 honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite Hawai‘i Kai

6600 Kalaniana‘ole Highway, Suite 101 honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite Kalihi-Kapālama Hale

925 Dillingham Blvd., Suite 102 honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite Kāne‘ohe

45-480 Kāne‘ohe Bay Drive, Suite C06, Kāne‘ohe honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite

1002 N. School St. (808) 204-9042 hpha@hawaii.gov hpha.hawaii.gov

Kapolei Hale

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Honolulu Field Office

Pearlridge Center

1003 Bishop St., Suite 2100 (808) 457-4662 HI_Webmanager@hud.gov hud.gov/states/hawaii

IDENTIFICATION Alzheimer’s Association – Hawai‘i Chapter

677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 301 (808) 242-8636, (808) 591-2771 alohainfo@alz.org alz.org/hawaii MedicAlert Foundation

1-800-432-5378 medicalert.org

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1000 Ulu‘ōhiā St., #103, Kapolei honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite

Kōkua Mau

P.O. Box 62155 (808) 585-9977 kokuamau.org University of Hawai‘i Elder Law Program

2515 Dole St., Room 201 (808) 956-6544 jpietsch@hawaii.edu hawaii.edu/uhelp

Legal Services Hawai‘i Disability Rights Center

1001 Bishop St., Suite 1110 (808) 949-2922 info@hawaiidisabilityrights.org hawaiidisabilityrights.org Hawai‘i Long-Term Care Ombudsman

250 S. Hotel St., Suite 406 (808) 586-7268 info@hi-ltc-ombudsman.org hi-ltc-ombudsman.org Lawyer Referral & Information Service

98-1005 Moanalua Road, Suite 244B, ‘Aiea honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite

(808) 537-9140 lris@hsba.org hsba.org/HSBA_2020/Public/ LRIS.aspx

Wahiawā

Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i

330 N. Cane St., SCH, Wahiawā honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite

924 Bethel St. (808) 536-4302 legalaidhawaii.org

Wai‘anae Neighborhood Community Center

Windward O‘ahu 45-955 Kamehameha Highway, Kāne‘ohe Bay Plaza, Suite 206, Kāne‘ohe

85-670 Farrington Highway, Suite 4, Wai‘anae honolulu.gov/csd/ services-and-locations/#satellite

Leeward O‘ahu 85-670 Farrington Highway, Wai‘anae Hawai‘i Immigrant Justice Center 245 N. Kukui St., Suite 206

Mediation Center of the Pacific

1301 Young St., Second Floor (808) 521-6767 mcp@mediatehawaii.org mediatehawaii.org Mental Health America of Hawai‘i

200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite A200 (808) 521-1846 info@mentalhealthhawaii.org mentalhealthhawaii.org Nursing Homes Abuse

(877) 260-2683 help@nursinghomeabuse center.com nursinghomeabusecenter.com Office of Health Care Assurance – Medicare Section (Hospital & Nursing Home Complaints)

601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 395, Kapolei (808) 692-7420 health.hawaii.gov/ohca Office of Health Care Assurance – State Licensing Section

601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 361, Kapolei (808) 692-7400 health.hawaii.gov/ohca Victim Witness Kōkua Services – Department of the Prosecuting Attorney

1060 Richards St., Ninth Floor (808) 768-7401 patadmin@honolulu.gov honoluluprosecutor.org/ victims-3/victim-witnesskokua-services Volunteer Legal Services Hawai‘i

545 Queen St., Suite 100 (808) 528-7046 vlsh.org

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SPECIFIC AUDIENCES

Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Association – Hawai‘i Chapter

677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 301 (808) 242-8636, (808) 591-2771 alohainfo@alz.org alz.org/hawaii

Assistive Technology Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawai‘i

200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 430 (808) 532-7110 info@atrc.org atrc.org

Dementia Hawai‘i Dementia Initiative

(808) 643-2372 doh.dementia@doh.hawaii.gov hawaiidementia.org

Diabetes American Diabetes Association Hawai‘i

1670 Makaloa St., Unit 235 (808) 764-3348 adahawaii@diabetes.org diabetes.org/local/hawaii

Veterans U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs – VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System

459 Patterson Road (808) 427-0477, 1-800-214-1306 va.govpacific-islandshealth-care 91-1051 Franklin D. Roosevelt Ave., Kapolei 46-001 Kamehameha Highway, Castle Professional Center, Suite 301, Kāne‘ohe

U.S. Vets Transitional Housing & Homeless Program

Telecommunications Relay Services

Charley’s Taxi and Limousine-MediCab

Visually/Hearing Impaired

TRANSPORTATION

Disability and Communication Access Board – Persons with Disabilities Parking Permit

85-638 Farrington Highway, Wai‘anae (808) 271-4316 tbrown@usvets.org usvets.org/locations/waianae

Aloha State Association of the Deaf

asad808secretary@gmail.com facebook.com/asad.hawaii American Foundation for the Blind

1-800-232-5463, (212) 502-7600 afb.org Deaf Center at Kapi‘olani Community College

4303 Diamond Head Road, Mokihana 103 (808) 734-9891 kapdss@hawaii.edu kapiolani.hawaii.edu/ support-and-campus-life/dsso Hawai‘i Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

707 Richards St., Suite 500 (808) 586-4824 plemusu@dhs.hawaii.gov humanservices.hawaii.gov/vr

601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 415, Kapolei Ho‘opono

1901 Bachelot St. (808) 586-5269 gabe@dhs.hawaii.gov humanservices.hawaii.gov/vr/ hoopono/about Library for the Blind and Print Disabled

402 Kapahulu Ave. (808) 733-8444 librarieshawaii.org/branch/ library-for-the-blind-and-printdisabled

711 atrc@atrc.org cca.hawaii.gov/dca/ telecommunications/ telecommunication_relay_ services

Driver & Pedestrian Information AARP: Driver Safety Education

1001 Bishop St., Suite 625 1-866-295-7282 hiaarp@aarp.org aarp.org/auto/driver-safety Kūpuna Driver’s License – Department of Customer Services

Multiple locations (808) 768-9100 csd@honolulu.gov, dl@honolulu.gov honolulu.gov/csd/ kupuna-drivers-license

1451 S. King St., Suite 300 (808) 533-3211 info@charleystaxi.com charleystaxi.com/ medicab-services

1010 Richards St., Room 118 (808) 586-8121, (808) 586-8122 dcab@doh.hawaii.gov health.hawaii.gov/dcab Soderholm Mobility

2044 Dillingham Blvd.

(808) 834-1417 info@solderholmbus.com soderholmbus.com TheBus – O‘ahu Transit Services Inc.

811 Middle St. (808) 848-5555 ext. 5 thebusstop@honolulu.gov thebus.org TheHandi-Van – O‘ahu Transit Services Inc.

Rehab Hospital of the Pacific – Driving Evaluation & Training Program

226 N. Kuakini St. (808) 566-3878 driversprogram@rehab hospital.org rehabhospital.org/programs/ drivers-program

Local Transportation & Passes

811 Middle St. (808) 456-5555 handivan@honolulu.gov honolulu.gov/dts/thehandivan TheHandi-Van Eligibility Center

1100 Ward Ave., Suite 835 (808) 538-0033 handivan@honolulu.gov honolulu.gov/dts/thehandivan/ thehandivan-eligibility-info

Catholic Charities Hawai‘i

1822 Ke‘eaumoku St. (808) 521-4357 info@catholiccharitieshawaii. org catholiccharitieshawaii.org

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H E RE A RE 4,944 AC TIVE AT TORNE YS I N H AWA I ‘ I , according to the

Hawai‘i State Bar Association. This means that the 478 attorneys listed here are the top 9.6%.

We turned to Best Lawyers®, publisher of The Best Lawyers in America®, for this list. The research method is purely peer review—no attorneys can buy their way onto the list, nor is any purchase necessary. To determine the list, Best Lawyers takes nominations (and no,

lawyers may not nominate themselves, either) in each practice area. Lawyers who appeared in previous lists also make this first cut. Best Lawyers then polls lawyers, asking, “If you were unable to take a case yourself, how likely would you be to refer it to this nominee?”

There are even more layers of research than this, and a detailed explanation of the methodology can be found on the next page and at bestlawyers.com/methodology.

 See page 66 for the Best Lawyers in Hawai‘i  See page 92 for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

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METHODOLOGY FOR THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AND BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA

DIGITALVISION, GARY YEOWELL

This list is excerpted from the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, the pre-eminent referral guides to the legal profession in the United States. Published since 1983, Best Lawyers® lists attorneys in 150 specialties, representing all 50 states, who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based on more than 14.7 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

The method used to compile Best Lawyers remains unchanged since the first edition was compiled more than 40 years ago. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion based solely on the vote of their peers. Listings cannot be bought, and no purchase is required to be included. In this regard, Best Lawyers remains the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings.

The nomination pool for the 2026 edition consisted of all lawyers whose names appeared in the previous edition of Best Lawyers, lawyers who were nominated since the previous survey and new nominees solicited from listed attorneys. In general, lawyers were asked to vote only on nominees in their own specialty in their own jurisdiction.

Lawyers in closely related specialties were asked to vote across specialties, as were lawyers in smaller jurisdictions.

Where specialties are national or international in nature, lawyers were asked to vote nationally as well as locally.

Voting lawyers were also given an opportunity to offer more detailed comments on nominees. Each year, half of the voting pool receives fax or email ballots; the other half is polled by phone.

Voting lawyers were provided this general guideline for determining if a nominee should be listed among “the best”: “If you had a close friend or relative who needed a real estate lawyer (for example), and you could not handle the case yourself, to whom would you refer them?” All votes and comments were solicited with a guarantee of confidentiality—a critical factor in the viability and validity of Best Lawyers’ surveys. To ensure the rigor of the selection process, lawyers were urged to use only their highest standards when voting and to evaluate each nominee based only on his or her individual merits. The additional comments were used to make more accurate comparisons between voting patterns and weight votes accordingly. Best Lawyers uses various methodological tools to identify and correct for anomalies in both the nomination and voting process.

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Recognition in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is based entirely on peer review and employs the same methodology that has made Best Lawyers the gold standard for legal rankings worldwide. These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Our “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.

Ultimately, of course, a lawyer’s inclusion is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow attorneys.

While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, the breadth of the survey, the candor of the respondents and the sophistication of the polling methodology largely correct for any biases.

For all these reasons, Best Lawyers lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate and useful guide to the best lawyers in the United States available anywhere.

CREDIT The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America are published by BL Rankings, LLC, Augusta, GA. and can be ordered directly from the publisher. For information call 803-648-0300; write 801 Broad Street Suite 950, Augusta GA 30901; email info@bestlawyers.com; or visit bestlawyers.com. An online subscription to Best Lawyers® is available at bestlawyers.com.

DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT

BL Rankings, LLC has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. All listed attorneys have been verified as being members in good standing with their respective state bar associations as of July 1, 2025, where that information is publicly available. Consumers should contact their state bar association for verification and additional information prior to securing legal services of any attorney.

Copyright 2025 by BL Rankings, LLC, Augusta, GA. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of this list may be made without permission of BL Rankings, LLC. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of this list without permission.

“The Best Lawyers in America,” “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” “Purely Peer Review” and “Best Lawyers” are registered trademarks of BL Rankings, LLC.

2026 “LAWYER OF THE YEAR” HONOREES Who is the best of the best? According to Best Lawyers, these awards are given to “individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for each specialty and location.”

Congratulations to all. You can also find the honorees identified in the full listings with a *.

Administrative/ Regulatory Law Jennifer A. Lim

Appellate Practice Trevor A. Brown

Arbitration Patrick H. Jones

Banking and Finance Law Lisa A. Young

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law Theodore D.C. Young

Bet-the-Company Litigation Joachim P. Cox

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Nathan T. Okubo

Civil Rights Law Douglas S. Chin

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Stewart Pressman

Construction Law Keith Y. Yamada

Corporate Governance Law Jeffrey S. Piper

Corporate Law Tom Van Winkle

Criminal Defense: General Practice Thomas M. Otake

Criminal Defense: White-Collar Richard H. S. Sing

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law C. Michael Heihre

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law John C. Khil

Employment Law – Individuals Leighton M. Hara

Employment Law – Management Sarah O. Wang

Energy Law Kent D. Morihara

Energy Regulatory Law

Litigation – Construction

Craig I. Nakanishi

Adrian L. Lavarias

Environmental Law

Litigation – Environmental

Ian L. Sandison

Arsima A. Muller

Family Law

Litigation – Insurance

Naoko C. Miyamoto

Government Contracts William M. Kaneko

Government Relations Practice William M. Kaneko

Immigration Law

Tred R. Eyerly

Litigation – Labor and Employment Sarah O. Wang

Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Mauna Kea Trask

Maile M. Hirota

Litigation – Real Estate

Insurance Law

Calvert G. Chipchase IV

Geoffrey K. S. Komeya

Labor Law – Management Darin R. Leong

Land Use and Zoning Law Craig G. Nakamura

Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants April A. Luria

Litigation – Bankruptcy Ted N. Pettit

Litigation – Securities Joachim P. Cox

Litigation – Trusts and Estates Douglas C. Smith

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Bruce H. Wakuzawa

Mediation Christopher S. Yeh

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Trisha L. Nishimoto

Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs James J. Bickerton

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Michael J. O’Malley

Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Thomas Benedict

Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs Jon S. Jacobs

Real Estate Law Janel M. Yoshimoto

Tax Law Trever Asam

Trusts and Estates Curtis B. K. Yuen

Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Jacqueline W.S. Amai

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Nonprofit/ Charities Law Hugh R. Jones

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Chris S. Mashiba

John-Anderson L. Meyer

Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Duane R. Miyashiro

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Michael R. Cruise

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KENNETH B. MARCUS

TERENCE J. O’TOOLE

DUANE R. FISHER

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Appellate Practice | Arbitration Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law Litigation: Banking & Finance Bet-The-Company | Commercial Construction | Land Use & Zoning Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate | Mass Tort/Class Actions-Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Bet-The-Company Litigation (2011, 2019, 2023) Appellate Practice (2014, 2018, 2022, 2024) Litigation: Banking & Finance (2012, 2015, 2024) Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs (2020) Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Business Litigation Chambers USA, Star Litigation/General Commercial Benchmark Litigation | Appellate Plaintiff-Litigation Star

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Commercial Finance Law Leisure & Hospitality Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Mergers & Acquisitions (2017, 2025) Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2016) Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Real Estate Law Chambers USA Real Estate Law Corporate/Commercial

President/Director The Best Lawyers in America® Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Construction Law Corporate Law Land Use & Zoning Law Leisure & Hospitality Law Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2020, 2023) Corporate Law (2015) Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Real Estate Law Chambers USA Real Estate Law Corporate/Commercial

NORMAN H. Y. CHENG

ANDREW J. LAUTENBACH

DOUG CHIN

MAILE S. MILLER

A. BERNARD BAYS

SARA S. T. STRONA

JOHN W. KELLY

LAUREN K. O. KAGAWA

ERIC S.ROBINSON

Managing Director The Best Lawyers in America® Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Corporate Law Leisure & Hospitality Law Real Estate Law Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Real Estate Law Chambers USA Real Estate Law | Corporate Law Forbes Best-in-State Real Estate Law

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Appellate Practice Litigation: Commercial Construction Real Estate Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Business Litigation Chambers USA Litigation/General Commercial Benchmark Litigation | Litigation Star

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Land Use & Zoning Law Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants Litigation: Commercial | Real Estate Trusts & Estates | Land Use & Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants (2015) Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Business Litigation

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Litigation: Commercial | Real Estate Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Land Use & Zoning Law Litigation: Environmental Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising Star-Business Litigation Benchmark Litigation | Future Star

Transactional Associate Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Real Estate Law Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising Star-Real Estate Law

Senior Litigation Counsel The Best Lawyers in America® Litigation: Commercial | Real Estate Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Litigation: Intellectual Property Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising Star-IP Litigation (2020)

KARI K. NOBORIKAWA FIERCE WARRIORS

INNOVATIVE DEALMAKERS CHOOSE BOTH.

Litigation Associate Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising StarBusiness Litigation

ANDREW J. CROSBY

Transactional Associate Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising StarBusiness Litigation

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Administrative/Regulatory Law Appellate Practice Civil Rights Law Government Relations Practice Litigation: Commercial “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Administrative/Regulatory Law (2025) Civil Rights Law (2023, 2026) Hawaii Super Lawyers Business Litigation Chambers USA Litigation/General Commercial Benchmark Litigation | Litigation Star

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Real Estate Law Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Corporate Law Hawaii Super Lawyers Real Estate Law

Litigation Associate Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising Star-Business Litigation

JORDAN E. MARZAN

Litigation Associate

A L AW CORPORATION SHARON V. LOVEJOY

TREVOR A. BROWN

IVAN M. LUI–KWAN

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Appellate Practice | Arbitration Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Qui Tam Law Litigation: Banking & Finance Bet-The-Company | Commercial Construction | Environmental Land Use & Zoning | Real Estate Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Appellate Practice (2020) Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (2015, 2019, 2024, 2026) Litigation: Banking & Finance (2014, 2022, 2025) Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Business Litigation Chambers USA Litigation/General Commercial Benchmark Litigation (2012-2014) Top 250 Women in Litigation Benchmark Litigation Appellate-Litigation Star

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Appellate Practice | Arbitration Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses | Corporate Law Commercial Transactions/UCC Law Ethics & Professional Responsibility Law Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Real Estate Law | Litigation: Commercial Real Estate | Securities | Trusts & Estates Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Appellate Practice (2026) Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants (2022, 2024) Litigation: Securities (2020, 2023, 2025) Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses (2019) Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (2017) Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Business Litigation Chambers USA Litigation/General Commercial Real Estate Law Chambers Private Wealth Law Benchmark Litigation | Litigation Star

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Administrative/Regulatory Law Government Relations Practice Land Use & Zoning Law Leisure & Hospitality Law Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Administrative/Regulatory Law (2022, 2024) Government Relations Practice (2015, 2018, 2023) Hawaii Super Lawyers® List Real Estate Law (2017, 2018) Chambers USA Land Use & Zoning Law

CHRISTINA N. OHIRA

STEPHANIE E. W. THOMPSON

LINDSAY E. ORMAN

KUKUI CLAYDON

JUDITH A. PAVEY

PAUL SATO

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Commercial Finance Law Commercial Transactions/UCC Law Corporate Law Land Use & Zoning Law Real Estate Law Hawaii Super Lawyers Real Estate Law Chambers High Net Worth Guide Private Wealth Law

Director Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Litigation: Commercial Construction Real Estate Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising Star-Business Litigation

CORI J. TERAYAMA Transactional Associate Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising Star-Real Estate Law

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Appellate Practice Electronic Discovery Information Management Law Litigation: Commercial Real Estate Hawaii Super Lawyers Business Litigation Benchmark Litigation | Future Star

Of Counsel The Best Lawyers in America® Appellate Practice | Arbitration Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs Personal Injury-Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs Litigation: Banking & Finance Commercial | Construction “Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintifs (2020, 2023) Product Liability Law-Plaintiffs (2014, 2019) Litigation: Banking & Finance (2013, 2018, 2023) Hawaii Super Lawyers “Top 25” Business Litigation Chambers USA Litigation/General Commercial Benchmark Litigation Plaintiff-Litigation Star

Director The Best Lawyers in America® Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Real Estate Law Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Appellate Practice Corporate Law Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law Government Relations Practice Land Use & Zoning Hawaii Super Lawyers Real Estate Law Chambers USA Real Estate Law

Counsel The Best Lawyers in America® Real Estate Law Litigation: Commercial Real Estate

NICOLE H. KIM

Transactional Associate Hawaii Super Lawyers Rising Star-Real Estate Law

RANKED TIER 1 IN 26 SPECIALTIES IN HAWAII We are proud to have 18 lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 List, 2 lawyers included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2026) List, and 48 “Lawyer of the Year” in Honolulu recognitions (2011-2026)

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Our Firm Proudly Congratulates Our Best Lawyers

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SHARON V. LOVEJOY

Director “…a top level litigator. Very diligent and persistent, strategic and sharp.”

Chambers and Partners USA, Market Comment Best Lawyers® Recognized Practice Areas Appellate Practice Arbitration Bet-The-Company Litigation Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law Litigation: Banking & Finance Commercial Construction Environmental Land Use & Zoning Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Qui Tam Law Real Estate Litigation

TREVOR A. BROWN

Director “Most talented strategic thinker... stands out in a room of the local elite.”

Chambers and Partners USA, Market Comment

“Women Who Mean Business” Pacific Business News

Best Lawyers® Recognized Practice Areas Appellate Practice Arbitration Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Corporate Law Commercial Transactions/UCC Law Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Real Estate Law Litigation: Commercial Real Estate Securities Trusts & Estates Product Liability-Plaintiffs

Also Recognized “Top 25” Hawaii Super Lawyers® List Business Litigation

Also Recognized “Top 25” Hawaii Super Lawyers® List Business Litigation

Chambers and Partners USA Commercial Litigation

Chambers and Partners USA Commercial Litigation Real Estate Law

“Top 250” Women in Litigation USA Benchmark Litigation

Chambers High Net Worth Guide Private Wealth Law

“Litigation Star” Benchmark Litigation

“Litigation Star” Benchmark Litigation

Martindale-Hubbell® AV “Preeminent” Rating

Martindale-Hubbell® AV “Preeminent” Rating

A L AW CORPORATION Our Power is Our People, Our Clients Are Our Purpose

DOUGLAS S. CHIN

Director “Doug is a smart and savvy litigator with an understated but firm presence in court...”

Chambers and Partners USA, Market Comment Best Lawyers Recognized Practice Areas Administrative/Regulatory Law Appellate Practice Civil Rights Law Government Relations Practice Litigation: Commercial ®

Honolulu Police Commission (2020-Current) Attorney General, State of Hawaii (2015-2018) Hawaii Lt. Governor (2018) Champion for Social Justice Hawaii State Bar Association (2017) Managing Director City & County of Honolulu (2010-2013) Also Recognized Hawaii Super Lawyers® List Business Litigation Chambers and Partners USA Commercial Litigation “Litigation Star” Benchmark Litigation

Martindale-Hubbell AV “Preeminent” Rating ®

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher is a leader among Hawaii law firms, recognized for its expertise in real estate law, commercial transactions and complex commercial litigation in Hawaii, the US mainland and internationally. The firm’s intellectual power and mental strength and toughness generate winning strategies, strong negotiations and innovative settlements for clients. Firm attorneys have a passion for excellence and responsive client service, earning the firm a reputation for extraordinary client results.

Accolades AV Preeminent® Rated Firm – Martindale-Hubbell® “Tier 1” – Best Law Firms® – 26 Practice Areas 9 Named “Lawyer of the Year” – The Best Lawyers in America® (2011-2026) 48 Recognitions – 15 Practice Areas 18 Best Lawyers® – The Best Lawyers in America® 2 Selected to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, 115 Recognitions – 37 Practice Areas 9 Lawyers Selected to the “Top 25” Hawaii Super Lawyers® List 15 Selected to the Hawaii Super Lawyers® List 9 Selected to the Rising Star List Business Litigation – Real Estate Law – IP Litigation Lawyer Named “Star” by Chambers USA Commercial Litigation – Since 2012 Firm and 12 Lawyers Ranked by Chambers USA Business Litigation – Real Estate Law – Corporate/ Commercial Law – Land Use & Zoning Law Firm and 2 Lawyers Ranked by Chambers High Net Worth Guide – Private Wealth Law “Litigation Law Firm of the Year-Hawaii” Benchmark Litigation (2020-2022 & 2024, 2025) 6 Lawyers Named “Litigation Stars”

by Benchmark Litigation, Two “Future Stars” Lawyer Named “President’s Award Recipient”– NBTA Lawyer Selected to Forbes America’s Best-in-State Top Lawyers List

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“Lawyer of the Year” Honolulu Recipients

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Administrative/ Regulatory Law

Lawrence S. Okinaga

Advertising Law

Calvert G. Chipchase IV

Douglas S. Chin

(808) 523-2500

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Katherine Garson Carlsmith Ball

(808) 935-6644 Joanne Lo Grimes Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 James Douglas Ing Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300 Lyle M. Ishida

Tom Petrus & Miller

(808) 792-5800

Carlsmith Ball

Jeffrey T. Ono Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300 Ian L. Sandison Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300 Robert E. Strand Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Gerald A. Sumida Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Puananionaona P. Thoene Carlsmith Ball

Donna H. Kalama

(808) 523-2500

(808) 475-2940

Patrick K. Wong

Kalama & Farm

Carlsmith Ball

Karl K. Kobayashi

(808) 329-6464

Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Jennifer A. Lim*

Law Office of Jennifer A. Lim

(808) 542-8516

Steven S. C. Lim Carlsmith Ball

(808) 935-6644 Dennis M. Lombardi Case Lombardi

(808) 547-5400 Ivan M. Lui-Kwan

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 William C. McCorriston

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

Arsima A. Muller Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500

Dean T. Yamamoto Yamamoto Hetherington

(808) 540-4500 Jodi S. Yamamoto Yamamoto Hetherington

(808) 540-4500 Wil Yamamoto Yamamoto Hetherington

(808) 540-4500

Admiralty and Maritime Law Arsima A. Muller Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 David W. Proudfoot Belles Graham LLP

(808) 245-4705 Dean H. Robb Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500

Craig I. Nakanishi Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Martin E. Hsia

(808) 521-9200

(808) 536-4900

(808) 521-9200

Donna H. Kalama

Charles W. Crumpton

Anna H. Oshiro

Elijah Yip

(808) 475-2940

Cades Schutte LLP

Luminate Law

(808) 892-3370

Antitrust Law Paul D. Alston

Dentons US LLP

Kalama & Farm

Andrew J. Lautenbach

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Crumpton Collaborative Solutions

(808) 284-9209 Matthew T. Evans Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Byron C. Feldman II

Steven M. Egesdal

(808) 537-6100

(808) 256-5796

(808) 523-2500

William C. McCorriston

Diane D. Hastert

(808) 524-1800

Carlsmith Ball

Gary G. Grimmer

Gary G. Grimmer & Associates

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

(808) 457-1330

Bert T. Kobayashi Jr. Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

Gerald A. Sumida

Appellate Practice Paul D. Alston

Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800 Shawn Benton

Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen

(808) 744-7020

Trevor A. Brown*

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Douglas S. Chin

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

(808) 531-8031

C. Michael Heihre

(808) 529-7300

Jerry M. Hiatt

(808) 521-9200

Hiatt & Hiatt

Michi Momose

(808) 523-1234

(808) 521-9200

Susan M. Ichinose

Cades Schutte LLP Susan M. Ichinose

Terence J. O’Toole

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

Cades Schutte LLP

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 535-5700 William C. McCorriston

Kale Feldman, Esq.

David J. Minkin

Judith Ann Pavey

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 Stephanie E.W. Thompson

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Arbitration Riki May Amano

Dispute Prevention & Resolution

(808) 523-1234

Trevor A. Brown

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Louis L. C. Chang (808) 384-2468

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Marr Jones & Wang

Terence J. O’Toole

Cades Schutte LLP

Lou Chang

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Christopher J. Cole

(808) 382-8888

Amanda M. Jones Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Patrick H. Jones*

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900 Darin R. Leong

Law Office of Darin R. Leong

(808) 312-1055

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

(808) 537-6100

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Patricia Kim Park Park & Park

(808) 536-3909 Judith Ann Pavey

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Richard M. Rand

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900 Crystal K. Rose

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000 Sarah O. Wang

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900 Keith Y. Yamada

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Christopher S. Yeh Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Aviation Law David J. Hoftiezer Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

Gregory W. Kugle Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Allen K. Williams Trecker Fritz & Williams

Harvey J. Lung

(808) 913-0671

(808) 523-9000

Banking and Finance Law

Michael R. Marsh

John R. Aube

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

Case Lombardi

(808) 547-5400

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700

Gail Otsuka Ayabe

Jan Sam

(808) 547-5600

(808) 529-7300

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

Lisa D. Ayabe

Justin M. Sugiyama

(808) 521-9200

(808) 521-9200

Cades Schutte LLP

Alison M. Davidson

JMY Law Group LLLC, A Limited Liability Law Company

(808) 529-1000 Lani L. Ewart

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 Christopher T. Harrison

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Richard J. Kiefer

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Jan M. L. Y. Kutsunai

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700 Michele S. Loudermilk

Cades Schutte LLP

John R. Love

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Alan J. Ma

Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300 Cary S. Matsushige Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Lawrence S. Okinaga

(808) 523-2500 Jon T. Yamamura Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Michael A. Yoshida Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Janel M. Yoshimoto

JMY Law Group LLLC, A Limited Liability Law Company

(808) 529-1000 Lisa A. Young*

JMY Law Group LLLC, A Limited Liability Law Company

(808) 529-1000

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(808) 521-9200

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(808) 523-2500

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(808) 547-5600

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(808) 547-5600

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(808) 585-9440

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ES&A Inc.

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(808) 531-8031

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(808) 521-9200

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(808) 521-9200

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(808) 537-6100

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(808) 521-9200

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(808) 536-4900

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(808) 535-5700

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(808) 523-6000

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(808) 523-5050 Herbert R. Takahashi

Takahashi and Covert

Wesley M. Fujimoto Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Leighton M. Hara Ota & Hara

(808) 532-1728 Jeffrey S. Harris Torkildson Katz

(808) 523-6000 Susan M. Ichinose Susan M. Ichinose

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(808) 524-1800 Kimberly Koide Iwao

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(808) 975-9577

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(808) 521-9200

Patrick H. Jones

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Robert S. Katz

Kristin S. Shigemura

(808) 523-6000

(808) 521-9200

Torkildson Katz

Cades Schutte LLP

John L. Knorek

Sarah O. Wang*

(808) 523-6000

Torkildson Katz

Christine A. Kubota Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Environmental Law

Christopher S. Yeh

Lisa A. Bail

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

(808) 526-0892

Kent D. Morihara*

Law Office of Darin R. Leong

(808) 540-4500

(808) 536-4900

Energy Law

Darin R. Leong

Yamamoto Hetherington

Marr Jones & Wang

Adam G. Lang

Durrett Lang Morse

Wil Yamamoto

Schneider Tanaka Radovich Andrew & Tanaka

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 Lindsay N. McAneeley

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

(808) 792-4200

Patricia J. McHenry

Craig I. Nakanishi

(808) 521-9200

(808) 521-9200

Arsima A. Muller

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(808) 523-2500

(808) 523-2500

Mark K. Murakami

(808) 547-5600

Dean T. Yamamoto

(808) 521-9200

Kalani A. Morse

(808) 540-4500

(808) 312-1055

Ronald Y. K. Leong Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300 John S. Mackey

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Durrett Lang Morse

(808) 526-0892 William N. Ota Ota & Hara

(808) 532-1728 A. Richard Philpott Kimberly Koide Iwao

(808) 975-9577

Jeffrey S. Portnoy Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Richard M. Rand

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900 John S. Rhee

Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800 Paul M. Saito

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Gregory M. Sato

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700

Cades Schutte LLP

Carlsmith Ball

Yamamoto Hetherington

Wil Yamamoto Yamamoto Hetherington

(808) 540-4500

Cades Schutte LLP

Carlsmith Ball

Cades Schutte LLP

Ian L. Sandison* Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300 Joyce W. Y. TamSugiyama Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300

Energy Regulatory Law

Puananionaona P. Thoene

Carlito P. Caliboso

Carlsmith Ball

(808) 540-4500

Elijah Yip

Yamamoto Hetherington

Craig I. Nakanishi* Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

(808) 523-2500

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(808) 892-3370

(808) 544-8300

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Gerald A. Sumida

Trevor A. Brown

Jeffrey T. Ono Watanabe Ing

Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Dean T. Yamamoto Yamamoto Hetherington

(808) 540-4500

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

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(808) 263-6900

Charles T. Kleintop Kleintop & Luria

(808) 524-5183

Lawrence S. Okinaga

Carlsmith Ball

(808) 871-8351 Timothy Luria

Kleintop & Luria

(808) 524-5183 Lynne J. McGivern Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400 Naoko C. Miyamoto*

Law Office of Naoko C. Miyamoto

(808) 201-9911 Stephanie A. Rezents

Rezents & Crowley, LLP

(808) 537-6100

Tom E. Roesser

Matthew M. Matsunaga

Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500

Government Contracts Calvert G. Chipchase IV

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Mihoko E. Ito

Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

William M. Kaneko* Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800 David J. Minkin

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

(808) 532-9020

Jonathan Moore

Judith A. Schevtchuk

(808) 535-5700

Pitluck Kido & Aipa

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 523-2500

Rosalyn Loomis Mancini Welch & Geiger

Ivan M. Lui-Kwan

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

Schlack Ito

(808) 523-6040 Gary M. Slovin

Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Health Care Law J. George Hetherington Yamamoto Hetherington

(808) 540-4500

(808) 539-0400

Family Law Mediation Rosalyn Loomis Mancini Welch & Geiger

(808) 871-8351

Financial Services Regulation Law Clifford K. Higa

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

Government Relations Practice Douglas S. Chin

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(808) 537-6100

Robert K. Ichikawa Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

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William M. Kaneko* Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800

(808) 535-5700

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Tristan S.D. Andres Deeley King Pang & Van Etten

(808) 533-1751

Thomas Benedict Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons

Bennett J. Chin

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

(808) 441-1830 Mark S. Davis Davis Levin Livingston

Cuyler E. Shaw

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 539-0400

Alan M. Goda

Ashford & Wriston LLLP

Immigration Law KahBo Dye-Chiew

Maile M. Hirota*

(808) 535-5700

(808) 521-9200

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Tred R. Eyerly

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(808) 532-1728

(808) 523-6000

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(808) 599-4100

Leighton M. Hara

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Anna H. Oshiro

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Jeffrey S. Portnoy

(808) 451-3180

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Insurance Law

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(808) 587-9600

Robert K. Ichikawa Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700

Peter T. Kashiwa

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

Information Technology Law Elijah Yip

Luminate Law

(808) 892-3370

(808) 531-8031

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700

Cades Schutte LLP

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 Bert S. Sakuda

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

(808) 774-3497 Jeffrey H. K. Sia

Chong, Nishimoto, Sia, Nakamura & Goya LLLP

Ota & Hara

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(808) 523-6000 Patrick H. Jones

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900 Robert S. Katz Torkildson Katz

(808) 523-6000 John L. Knorek

(808) 537-6119

Torkildson Katz

George W. Van Buren

Darin R. Leong*

Van Buren & Shimizu

(808) 599-3800 Alan Van Etten

Deeley King Pang & Van Etten

(808) 523-6000

Law Office of Darin R. Leong

(808) 312-1055

Ronald Y. K. Leong Watanabe Ing

(808) 533-1751

(808) 544-8300

Wayne R. Wagner

William N. Ota

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Ota & Hara

(808) 532-1728

(808) 547-5600

Richard M. Rand Bruce H. Wakuzawa

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 599-3811

(808) 523-1007

Paul M. Saito

Geoffrey K. S. Komeya*

Labor Law – Management

Sue Vo Hansen

Bickerton Law Group

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

(808) 774-3497 Stacy Y. Ma

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 Gregory K. Markham

Chee Markham & Kato

(808) 892-2913

Richard B. Miller

Tom Petrus & Miller

(808) 792-5800 Peter W. Olson

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

The Law Offices Of Bruce H. Wakuzawa

(808) 536-4900

Cades Schutte LLP

David F. E. Banks

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Christopher J. Cole Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Anna Elento-Sneed ES&A Inc.

(808) 729-9400 Joseph A. Ernst Torkildson Katz

(808) 523-6000

(808) 521-9200

Gregory M. Sato

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700 Sarah O. Wang

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Christopher S. Yeh Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Labor Law – Union Keani Alapa

Wesley M. Fujimoto Ashford & Wriston LLLP

Alapa & Otake

(808) 528-5003

(808) 539-0400

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(808) 521-8042 Sean Kim

Law Office of Sean Kim

(808) 383-2350

Land Use and Zoning Law A. Bernard Bays

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Michael J. Belles

Belles Graham LLP

(808) 245-4705 Calvert G. Chipchase IV

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Douglas A. Codiga Schlack Ito

(808) 523-6040 Duane R. Fisher

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Katherine Garson Carlsmith Ball

(808) 935-6644 Owen T. Iida

Imanaka Asato

(808) 521-9500 Brian A. Kang Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300

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(808) 542-8516

Steven S. C. Lim Carlsmith Ball

(808) 935-6644 Ivan M. Lui-Kwan

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Kenneth B. Marcus

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

William Meheula Meheula Law

(808) 599-9554 Mark M. Murakami Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Craig G. Nakamura* Carlsmith Ball

(808) 242-4535 Anders G. O. Nervell

Pulice Nervell, ALC

(808) 535-8400

Christina N. Ohira

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Nathan T. Okubo

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Scott D. Radovich

Schneider Tanaka Radovich Andrew & Tanaka

Karl K. Kobayashi

(808) 792-4200

(808) 523-2500

Joseph A. Stewart

Carlsmith Ball

Benjamin A. Kudo Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700 Lorrie Stone

Stone Law Firm

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(808) 531-8031

Terrence M. Lee

(808) 342-2211 Robert E. Strand Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500

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Sullivan Law Group

(808) 628-7511

Puananionaona P. Thoene Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Mauna Kea Trask

Cades Schutte LLP

Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs

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James J. Bickerton

Gary G. Grimmer

Bickerton Law Group

(808) 599-3811

William Meheula Meheula Law

(808) 599-9554

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Keola Whittaker

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 871-6016 Rodd H. Yano

JMY Law Group LLLC, A Limited Liability Law Company

(808) 529-1000

Leisure and Hospitality Law Lisa D. Ayabe

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Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

A. Bernard Bays

Jampel Law Firm

(808) 537-6100

John R. Love

Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Trevor A. Brown

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

(808) 521-9200

Ivan M. Lui-Kwan

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Kenneth B. Marcus

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 585-9440

Litigation – Antitrust

William C. McCorriston

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(808) 529-7300

Jeffrey S. Portnoy Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 Tom E. Roesser

Litigation – Bankruptcy

(808) 537-6100

(808) 538-7500

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 226-7950

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Paul D. Alston

Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800 William C. McCorriston

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

David A. Nakashima Nakashima Ching

(808) 784-2090

(808) 535-8400

Blake W. Bushnell

Bushnell Law Group

(808) 585-6050 Christian D. Chambers

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000 Bennett J. Chin

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

(808) 441-1830

Matthew T. Evans Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Byron C. Feldman II Kale Feldman, Esq.

(808) 256-5796

James N. Duca

Lyons, Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu

(808) 524-7030

Charles W. Gall

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700 Ka‘ala Duffy

Ka‘ala Duffy, Attorney at Law

(808) 533-8811

Gary G. Grimmer

Gary G. Grimmer & Associates

(808) 457-1330 Louise K. Y. Ing Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800

Cox Fricke

Roeca Luria Shin

Terence J. O’Toole

Carlsmith Ball

Cades Schutte LLP

Pulice Nervell, ALC

(808) 537-6100

Alexander R. Jampel

Joachim P. Cox

April A. Luria*

Scott I. Batterman

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Judith Ann Pavey

(808) 537-6100

William A. Bordner

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Lawrence S. Okinaga

Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 457-1330

Norman H.Y. Cheng (808) 537-6100

(808) 521-9200

Litigation – Construction

(808) 537-6100

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Cades Schutte LLP

Gary G. Grimmer & Associates

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Theodore D.C. Young

Leighton M. Hara Ota & Hara

(808) 532-1728 Simon Klevansky Chun Kerr LLP

(808) 528-8200

William M. Harstad Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Christopher J. Muzzi

Tsugawa Lau & Muzzi

(808) 531-0490 Ted N. Pettit*

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(808) 237-2477

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(808) 521-9200

Nathaniel A. Higa Chun Kerr LLP

(808) 528-8200

Susan Tius

Rush Moore

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(808) 529-7300 Cid H. Inouye

Pulice Nervell, ALC

(808) 535-8400

Gregory W. Kugle Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

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(808) 531-8031 Michael L. Lam Case Lombardi

(808) 547-5400 Adam G. Lang

Durrett Lang Morse

(808) 526-0892

Kelly G. LaPorte

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Andrew J. Lautenbach

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Adrian L. Lavarias* Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

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Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

(808) 524-5644 David M. Louie

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

(808) 535-5700 Sarah M. Love

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 Harvey J. Lung

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000

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(808) 547-5400

Richard E. Wilson

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(808) 545-1311

Keith Y. Yamada

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(808) 521-9200

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(808) 242-4535

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(808) 784-2090

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Kirk M. Neste

(808) 537-6100

(808) 521-9200

John P. Manaut

Cades Schutte LLP Carlsmith Ball

Terence J. O’Toole

(808) 523-2500

(808) 537-6100

Lindsay N. McAneeley

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Cades Schutte LLP

Anna H. Oshiro

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Judith Ann Pavey

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 Brad S. Petrus

Tom Petrus & Miller

(808) 792-5800 Crystal K. Rose

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000

Edmund K. Saffery Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

David Schulmeister Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Matthew C. Shannon

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000

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(808) 585-9440

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Arsima A. Muller* Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Ian L. Sandison Watanabe Ing

(808) 544-8300

Jeffrey S. Portnoy

Linda Lee K. Farm

Jeffrey S. Portnoy

(808) 521-9200

(808) 475-2940

(808) 521-9200

Cades Schutte LLP

Litigation Health Care William C. McCorriston

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

John-Anderson L. Meyer Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800 Trisha L. Nishimoto Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Litigation – Insurance Christian K. Adams Adams Krek

(808) 777-2900 Tristan S.D. Andres Deeley King Pang & Van Etten

(808) 533-1751

Thomas Benedict Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons

(808) 451-3180

Joyce W. Y. TamSugiyama

Margery S. Bronster

(808) 544-8300

(808) 524-5644

Watanabe Ing

Elijah Yip

Luminate Law

(808) 892-3370

Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

Corlis J. Chang

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(808) 208-8840

Kevin S.W. Chee

Paul D. Alston

(808) 892-2913

(808) 524-1800 James J. Bickerton

Bickerton Law Group

(808) 599-3811 Mark S. Davis Davis Levin Livingston

(808) 524-7500

Lyle S. Hosoda

Hosoda Law Group

(808) 524-3700 Daniel P. Kirley

Mattoch & Kirley

(808) 523-2451 Geoffrey K. S. Komeya

Chee Markham & Kato

Matthew T. Evans Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031 Tred R. Eyerly*

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Cades Schutte LLP

Edmund K. Saffery Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 Bert S. Sakuda

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

(808) 774-3497

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

Ashley R. Shibuya

(808) 774-3497

(808) 792-5800

Nenad Krek

Alan Van Etten

Adams Krek

(808) 777-2900 Sunny S. Lee

Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

(808) 524-5644

Normand R. Lezy

Tom Petrus & Miller

Deeley King Pang & Van Etten

(808) 533-1751

Wayne R. Wagner Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen

Cynthia K. Wong

(808) 744-7020

(808) 727-2921

April A. Luria

Litigation – Labor and Employment

Roeca Luria Shin

(808) 538-7500 Stacy Y. Ma

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 John P. Manaut Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 William C. McCorriston

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

Litigation – First Amendment Dentons US LLP

Kalama & Farm

Trisha L. Nishimoto Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Peter W. Olson

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Anna H. Oshiro

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Cynthia K. Wong

Lowell K. Y. ChunHoon King Nakamura & Chun-Hoon

(808) 521-8042

Christopher J. Cole Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Anna Elento-Sneed ES&A Inc.

(808) 729-9400 Wesley M. Fujimoto Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Leighton M. Hara Ota & Hara

(808) 532-1728 Jerry M. Hiatt Hiatt & Hiatt

(808) 523-1234

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Lyle S. Hosoda

Hosoda Law Group

(808) 524-3700 Louise K. Y. Ing Dentons US LLP

Edmund K. Saffery Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 Paul M. Saito

John P. Manaut Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Mark M. Murakami

Paul D. Alston

Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800 A. Bernard Bays

Michael W. Gibson

Cades Schutte LLP

Kimberly Koide Iwao

Kristin S. Shigemura

Craig G. Nakamura

James J. Bickerton

(808) 975-9577

(808) 521-9200

(808) 242-4535

(808) 599-3811

Amanda M. Jones

Sarah O. Wang*

(808) 521-9200

(808) 536-4900

Patrick H. Jones

Christopher S. Yeh

(808) 536-4900

(808) 536-4900

Robert S. Katz

Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

Kimberly Koide Iwao

Cades Schutte LLP

Marr Jones & Wang

Torkildson Katz

(808) 523-6000 John L. Knorek Torkildson Katz

(808) 523-6000

Cades Schutte LLP

Marr Jones & Wang

Marr Jones & Wang

Lisa A. Bail

(808) 312-1055

(808) 537-6100

(808) 524-5644

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Mauna Kea Trask* Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Roy A. Vitousek III Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

A. Bernard Bays

Terence J. O’Toole

(808) 537-6100

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

John S. Mackey

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600 David J. Minkin

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

Kalani A. Morse

Durrett Lang Morse

(808) 526-0892

Calvert G. Chipchase IV

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Michael W. Gibson Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Benjamin A. Kudo Ashford & Wriston LLLP

Bickerton Law Group

Margery S. Bronster

(808) 547-5600

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Terence J. O’Toole

Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Darin R. Leong

Law Office of Darin R. Leong

Carlsmith Ball

Litigation – Municipal William C. McCorriston

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

Trevor A. Brown

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Pamela W. Bunn Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800 William C. Byrns Rush Moore

(808) 521-0400 Michael C. Carroll Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000

Jade Lynne Ching Nakashima Ching

(808) 784-2090 Calvert G. Chipchase IV*

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

(808) 521-9200

Leroy E. Colombe

(808) 531-8031

Litigation – Real Estate

Richard M. Rand

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900 John S. Rhee

Dentons US LLP

(808) 524-1800

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

HONOLULU MAGAZINE

(808) 521-9200

Gary G. Grimmer

Gary G. Grimmer & Associates

(808) 457-1330

Kamala S. Haake Cox Fricke

(808) 585-9440 Catherine L. M. Hall Carlsmith Ball

(808) 242-4535 Christopher T. Harrison

Regan M. Iwao Schlack Ito

(808) 523-6040 John W. Kelly

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Richard J. Kiefer

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Dennis W. King

Deeley King Pang & Van Etten

(808) 533-1751

Derek R. Kobayashi Schlack Ito

(808) 523-6040 Gregory W. Kugle Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

William M. Harstad Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500

Lanson Kupau

Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

(808) 524-5644 Michael L. Lam

Diane D. Hastert

Case Lombardi

(808) 531-8031

Kelly G. LaPorte

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 547-5400

Cades Schutte LLP Cades Schutte LLP

Cades Schutte LLP Chun Kerr LLP

Trisha H.S.T. Akagi Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Grant F. Allison

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000

(808) 528-8200 Michelle K. Correia Chun Kerr LLP

(808) 528-8200 Joachim P. Cox Cox Fricke

(808) 585-9440 John P. Duchemin

Kevin W. Herring Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Adrian L. Lavarias

Chun Kerr LLP

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 528-8200

(808) 523-9000

Lyle S. Hosoda

Sunny S. Lee

Nathaniel A. Higa

Hosoda Law Group

(808) 524-3700

Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

(808) 524-5644

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

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Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 523-6040

Andrew J. Lautenbach

Gregory W. Kugle

Kenneth R. Kupchak

Christopher T. Goodin

Schlack Ito

(808) 521-9200

(808) 532-1728

(808) 521-9200

(808) 539-0400

Mark F. Ito

(808) 521-9200

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Cades Schutte LLP

Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 524-1800

C. Michael Heihre

Martin E. Hsia

Jeffrey S. Portnoy

(808) 585-9440

Dentons US LLP

Dennis W. Chong Kee

(808) 539-0400

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

Cox Fricke

Louise K. Y. Ing

Litigation – Patent

William N. Ota Ota & Hara

(808) 531-8031

Robert K. Fricke

(808) 524-1800

(808) 531-8031

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 521-9200

Matthew T. Evans

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Kristin L. Holland 4

Richard Malcom Crum 4

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William S. Hunt 16, 18

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Louise K. Y. Ing 3, 4, 6, 11, 14, 15

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Sharon V. Lovejoy

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 John P. Manaut Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Lindsay N. McAneeley

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 William C. McCorriston

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300

Nathan T. Okubo

Danton S. Wong

(808) 521-9200

(808) 528-8200

Cades Schutte LLP

Christian P. Porter Porter Kiakona Kopper

(808) 539-1100 Bradley R. Pulice

Pulice Nervell, ALC

(808) 535-8400 James Blaine Rogers III Davis Levin Livingston

Maile S. Miller

Edmund K. Saffery

(808) 537-6100

(808) 547-5600

Duane R. Miyashiro

Paul H. Sato

Allison Mizuo Lee Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 245-1922 Michi Momose

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Mark M. Murakami Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Craig G. Nakamura Carlsmith Ball

(808) 242-4535 David A. Nakashima Nakashima Ching

(808) 784-2090

Terence J. O’Toole

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 Shimpei Oki

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Joachim P. Cox Cox Fricke

Robert K. Fricke

(808) 599-9554

(808) 528-8200

(808) 892-3370

Crystal K. Rose

(808) 523-9000

Chun Kerr LLP

Luminate Law

(808) 524-7500

Meheula Law

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Elijah Yip

(808) 585-9440

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

William Meheula

Chun Kerr LLP

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 Matthew C. Shannon

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 523-9000

Cox Fricke

(808) 585-9440

Litigation – Securities Trevor A. Brown

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Joachim P. Cox* Cox Fricke

(808) 585-9440 Robert K. Fricke Cox Fricke

(808) 585-9440

(808) 537-6100

Pōhai Nu‘uhiwa Campbell

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Christopher A. Dias Law Office of Christopher A. Dias

(808) 524-4600

Rhonda L. Griswold Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Lyle S. Hosoda

Hosoda Law Group

(808) 524-3700 Lyle M. Ishida

Tom Petrus & Miller

Kimberly Koide Iwao

(808) 975-9577 Regan M. Iwao Schlack Ito

(808) 523-6040 James A. Kawachika Deeley King Pang & Van Etten

(808) 585-9440

Jesse J. T. Smith (808) 983-1685

Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Lisa K. Swartzfager

Tristan S.D. Andres

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Deeley King Pang & Van Etten

Stephanie E.W. Thompson

Catherin Aubuchon

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Mauna Kea Trask

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Roy A. Vitousek III Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 533-1751

Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

(808) 524-5644 A. Bernard Bays

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Margery S. Bronster Bronster Fujichaku Robbins

(808) 524-5644 HONOLULU MAGAZINE

(808) 521-9200

Joy M. Miyasaki Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500 Duane R. Miyashiro Chun Kerr LLP

(808) 528-8200 Kimberly A. Murakami

Matsumoto Law Group

(808) 548-5700 Mark M. Murakami Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031 Harry Y. Oda

Raymond K. Okada

(808) 521-9200

Tokioka Smith

(808) 587-8227

Kimberly Koide Iwao

Jared N. Kawashima

Cades Schutte LLP

Daniel C. Vermillion

Est8Planning Counsel

(808) 792-5800

(808) 533-1751

Cox Fricke

Scott A. Makuakane

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda

Randall C. Whattoff

W. Keoni Shultz

(808) 521-9200

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Trevor A. Brown

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Yee & Kawashima

(808) 535-5700

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

(808) 523-9000 Judy Yuriko Lee

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

Megan L.M. Lim

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Madeleine M. V. Young

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Litigation and Controversy – Tax Trever Asam

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Thomas R. Daniel Lee & Martin

(808) 628-7531 Vito Galati

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Ronald I. Heller

Nathaniel A. Higa

(808) 523-6000

Chun Kerr LLP

Michael D. Rudy

MacDonald Rudy O’Neill & Yamauchi

(808) 523-3080

(808) 547-5600

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 427-1406

(808) 523-9000

Derek R. Kobayashi

Adrian L. Lavarias

Law Offices of Eric S.T. Young

Torkildson Katz

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

Edmund K. Saffery

(808) 523-6040

Eric S.T. Young

Crystal K. Rose

(808) 524-4501

Schlack Ito

Cades Schutte LLP

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 528-8200 Hugh R. Jones

Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Chris S. Mashiba* Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200 Rosemarie S. J. Sam Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

Joy M. Miyasaki Carlsmith Ball

(808) 523-2500

Summer G. Shelverton

Michael J. O’Malley

(808) 521-9200

(808) 547-5600

Cades Schutte LLP

Douglas C. Smith* Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

(808) 531-8031

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Steven L. Rinesmith Rinesmith & Sekiguchi

(808) 534-4951

Carroll S. Taylor

Taylor, Leong & Chee

(808) 913-0355

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Congratulates its Partners CHARLES T. KLEINTOP and TIMOTHY LURIA for Being Honored in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Kleintop has been so honored for 40 consecutive years and Mr. Luria has been so honored for 20 consecutive years.

Front, left to right: Charles T. Kleintop, Timothy Luria. Back, left to right: Lynn K. Kashiwabara, Katya Katano, Nakoa S. Gabriel, Maria Y. Wang

Kleintop & Luria, LLP also recognizes its Of Counsel and Associates: LYNN K. KASHIWABARA is the firm’s senior Of Counsel attorney and has been with the firm since March of 2021. She came to the firm after serving as the Supervising Deputy Attorney General for the Oahu Family Support Branch of the Child Support Enforcement Agency.

Prior to her 13 years of service with the Attorney General’s Office, Ms. Kashiwabara was in private practice and a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. She is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law where she was a recipient of the William S. Richardson School of Law Alumni Scholarship. She also holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

MARIA Y. WANG is the firm’s newest Of Counsel attorney and has been with the firm since August of 2023. She came to the firm from Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda, where she was an associate, partner, and Of Counsel from 2009 to 2021. Prior to her work with the Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda firm, Ms. Wang was a staff attorney for the State of Hawai‘i Senate Majority Research Office. Ms. Wang is a graduate of Tulane University Law School where she was a recipient of the Certificate in Admiralty Law. She also holds a B.A. degree in Sociology from Yale University.

KATYA KATANO is the firm’s senior associate attorney and has been with the firm since September of 2021. She came to the firm after serving a two-year clerkship with the Honorable Sabrina S. McKenna, Associate Justice of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court. Ms. Katano is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law where she ranked 1st in her class of 84 graduates. She was also a staff writer and technical editor for the University of Hawai‘i Law Review. Ms. Katano also holds a B.A. degree in English from the University of Redlands, where she graduated summa cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

NAKOA S. GABRIEL is the firm’s newest associate attorney and has been with the firm since September of 2025. He came to the firm after serving a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Matthew J. Viola and the Honorable Dyan M. Medeiros, Senior Judges of the Family Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai‘i. Mr. Gabriel is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law where he was a senior editor for the Asian Pacific Law and Policy Journal. Mr. Gabriel also holds a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Hawai‘i Pacific University.

Kleintop & Luria, LLP concentrates its practice in family law. Its attorneys have more than 100 combined years of experience in family law matters, including divorces with complex financial issues and child custody disputes. Adhering to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism, the firm is known throughout Hawai’i for providing high quality, effective representation for its clients.

The firm also continues to receive a Tier 1 rating in the Best Law Firms® rankings while its partners continue to be honored annually by their peers in Best Lawyers in America®.

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Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants

Edmund K. Saffery

Terence J. O’Toole

(808) 547-5600

(808) 537-6100

Thomas Benedict

Bruce H. Wakuzawa

(808) 451-3180

(808) 523-1007

Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons

Donna H. Kalama Kalama & Farm

(808) 475-2940 Sharon V. Lovejoy

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100 William C. McCorriston

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon

(808) 529-7300 Duane R. Miyashiro*

Chun Kerr LLP

(808) 528-8200

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

The Law Offices Of Bruce H. Wakuzawa

Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Thomas R. Grande Grande Law Offices

(808) 271-7500 Geoffrey K. S. Komeya

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

(808) 774-3497

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

(808) 537-6100

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher

Louis L. C. Chang Lou Chang

(808) 384-2468 Christopher J. Cole

Bert S. Sakuda

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

(808) 774-3497 Bruce H. Wakuzawa*

Marr Jones & Wang

Patricia Kim Park (808) 536-3909

(808) 256-5796 Jerry M. Hiatt

Cades Schutte LLP

Hiatt & Hiatt

(808) 521-9200

(808) 523-1234

Mediation Riki May Amano

Susan M. Ichinose Susan M. Ichinose

Dispute Prevention & Resolution

(808) 523-1234

(808) 547-5400

Park & Park

Kale Feldman, Esq.

Peter W. Olson

Michael R. Marsh

Charles W. Crumpton

Byron C. Feldman II

Media Law

(808) 523-9000

Case Lombardi

(808) 284-9209

(808) 523-1007

Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild

(808) 536-4900

Crumpton Collaborative Solutions

The Law Offices Of Bruce H. Wakuzawa

Harvey J. Lung

(808) 382-8888

Patrick H. Jones

Marr Jones & Wang

Richard M. Rand

Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants William A. Bordner Ashford & Wriston LLLP

(808) 539-0400

Thomas E. Cook

Lyons, Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu

(808) 524-7030

Gail Y. Cosgrove

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Sarah O. Wang

(808) 547-5600

(808) 536-4900

David A. Gruebner

Marr Jones & Wang

Keith Y. Yamada

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

Christopher S. Yeh* Marr Jones & Wang

(808) 536-4900

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

Leighton M. Hara Ota & Hara

(808) 532-1728 Jerry M. Hiatt Hiatt & Hiatt

(808) 536-4900

(808) 523-1234

Proudly congratulates our attorneys who have been selected as 2026 Best Lawyers® honorees

Dennis M. Lombardi

Stacey W.E. Foy

Michael L. Lam

Lauren R. Sharkey

Michael R. Marsh

Gregory M. Hansen

Jon M.H. Pang

Real Estate Law Administrative/Regulatory Law Corporate Law

Real Estate Law

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Litigation - Real Estate

Real Estate Law

Arbitration Litigation - Construction Mediation

Employee Benefits ERISA Law

Real Estate Law

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Arthur F. Roeca

Jerry M. Hiatt

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(808) 538-7500

(808) 523-1234

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

Geoffrey K. S. Komeya

Allen K. Williams

Dentons US LLP

Roeca Luria Shin

April A. Luria

Kristin S. Shigemura

(808) 538-7500

(808) 521-9200

Roeca Luria Shin

Stacy Y. Ma

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

(808) 547-5600

John S. Nishimoto Chong, Nishimoto, Sia, Nakamura & Goya LLLP

(808) 537-6119

Cades Schutte LLP

Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs James J. Bickerton* Bickerton Law Group

(808) 599-3811 Roy K.S. Chang Shim & Chang

Trisha L. Nishimoto*

Cades Schutte LLP

(808) 521-9200

(808) 524-5803 Mark S. Davis Davis Levin Livingston

Jeffrey S. Portnoy

(808) 524-7500

(808) 521-9200

L. Richard Fried Jr.

Cades Schutte LLP

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks

(808) 774-3497

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Worth the Drive Eight spots outside Honolulu that townies should visit—for reasons they may not realize.

BY M A R I TA K E TA PHOTOS BY AARON K. YOSHINO

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T8ste Buds

Eighty Chicken Sandwiches Kahuku “HEY, CHARLESTON! YELLOW TANK TOP!” Adam Wade

is yelling out the window of his food trailer at two stragglers who’ve joined the line. “Do me a favor and come in a little closer. Our neighbors don’t like it when we block traffic.”

The man in the South Carolina T-shirt and his friend look startled but comply. In the blazing sun off Kamehameha Highway, 10 of us wait in front of Eighty Chicken Sandwiches.

Wade’s sandwiches are famous—triumphant photos of whoever scored the 80th and last one fi ll his Instagram every Saturday and Sunday. The couple in front of us has driven from Kailua; the father and son behind are from Japan.

A former Georgia Tech fraternity chef, Wade is a man of big flavors and precision. It doesn’t matter that he always sells out—one reason he never makes more than 80 sandwiches is because together, his and his son Dresden’s initials spell out AD. Since his fryer holds 10 pieces at a time, his queue almost always numbers 10 people. The overflow he herds into the shade of a nearby tent with the manner of a gregarious sheep dog. That’s where our wait begins, eyeing the lucky 10 lined up at the trailer. The update Wade yells from his window—“You guys in the tent! Not to worry, there are 20 sandwiches left. You will get one”—sends a wave of relief through our group. Some even high-five each other.

Now 10 sandwiches are ready and the line moves quickly. We pick up ours and head back to the tent. “You excited?” Wade is walking beside me, grinning. He’s on his way to collect his next group of 10.

Of course I’m excited. The sandwich is huge, the chicken twice the size of the bun and stretching to the corners of the box. It’s brined to succulence inside a crunchy, well-seasoned crust dunked in spicy, tangy sauce. On top and filling every crevice are triple-cooked fries Wade throws in by the handful.

We eat with sauce dotting our cheeks and hands. Bring wipes. Bring sunscreen. Eighty Chicken Sandwiches is worth the drive.

56-505 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, @eightychickensandwiches

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“MAX COMES HERE ALL THE TIME,” the man behind the counter says.

Max? Then I remember we’re in Mā‘ili.

The MMA fi ghter and two-time UFC BMF champion is a West Side legend. “Holloway?”

“Yeah, Max,” he says. “He always gets the poke bowls, and a sushi roll for his wife.”

T8ste Buds isn’t the only poke on the Leeward coast, but it’s the most playful. The poke-stuffed sushi tacos drew me here two years ago, when the takeout shop opened across Farrington Highway from Mā‘ili Beach Park. Now the memory of crunchy, saucy bites of poke and rice tucked in freshly fried nori shells has brought me back.

Hawaiian-Style ‘Ahi is here, as is Spicy ‘Ahi. When you get to the Salmon Tacos, ricochets begin that leave conventional poke behind—like fresh salmon, salmon skin and ikura amid eruptions of garlic aioli, sesame oil and ponzu caramel. The Westside Sushi Taco is my new favorite: spicy ‘ahi, masago and cucumber under crisscrossing drizzles of aioli and unagi sauce, with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and a raft of Spam underneath.

There are wilder sushi rolls—the Shenron is a kitchen sink of shrimp tempura, spicy ‘ahi, imitation crab, avocado and Hot Cheetos—and sushi sandwiches, which are exactly as they sound. But I’m a sucker for the fried crunch.

The man behind the counter says some customers come from Waimānalo and Kāne‘ohe. “Where you from?” he asks.

“I’m from town.”

“Oh! You need water?” There are bottles for sale, but he motions for my Hydro Flask. “I can fi ll up your thermos. We have really good fi ltered water here.”

I like T8ste Buds.

87-070 Farrington Highway, Mā‘ili, (808) 347-8818, t8stebuds808.com, @t8stebuds_hi

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Saimin Stands, Waiāhole Poi Factories and other must-stops for anyone traversing the island. These picks aren’t about them.

In search of food finds far from the city, we crisscrossed O‘ahu in every direction.

But it wasn’t only pockets of deliciousness that we found.

Along the way we discovered things we didn’t know we were looking for. Or realized we missed. Townies, urbanites, city folk: Whatever we call ourselves, we think we have it all. We don’t. Here are eight reasons to head out of town.

Mā‘ili

THOMAS OBUNGEN

W

E KNOW THE LEGENDS — the Shige’s

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T8ste Buds’ founders worked at high-end Ko Olina restaurants.

When they combined their kitchen skills and local boy tastes, sushi tacos happened.

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Waikele Country Club Restaurant Waikele DISHES YOU’LL FIND AT WAIKELE’S country club restaurant:

kālua pork nachos, Reuben sandwiches, butterfish teishoku, crispy pata, sizzling kalbi with kim chee, nabeyaki udon.

There is zero pretension at this golf course eatery that’s open to the public, where the dress code ranges from aloha shirts and cocktail dresses to T-shirts and slippers. Family parties fill the open dining room, a big-screen TV shows a game no one is watching, and the lānai overlooking the golf course is empty.

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The restaurant is a throwback to the era of local diners, where portions were massive and the food simple and comforting.

For meaty, get the gravy-drenched hamburger steaks. For zesty, spring for the house-made kim chee. For a serene view of sunset over the Wai‘anae Range, ask for a table and tablecloth on the lānai. And dig in.

94-200 Paioa Place, Waikele, (808) 676-9000, golfwaikele.com/restaurant

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Aloha Alfajores Wai‘anae ANDREA SMITH’S COOKIES ARE ETHEREAL. They’re

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Clockwise from top: sizzling kalbi, kim chee, molten chocolate cake, butterfish teishoku, hamburger steak, crème brûlée

alfajores, caramelly dulce de leche nestled between heartshaped cookies so delicate that on the palate, they crumble like buttery clouds. They’re popular in her native Colombia and throughout South and Central America.

On O‘ahu, where you’ll find them at Mercado de la Raza, Mari’s Gardens and online at Farm Link and her own website, Smith’s Aloha Alfajores have a following. But she’s never had a place of her own. In the four years since she started as an Instagram pop-up in ‘Ewa Beach, Smith has made her cookies in rented commercial kitchens. Today she’s readying a 500-square-foot space that in the fall would become her very own production kitchen.

“The alfajores are gonna be here, and the dulce de leche brownies,” she says, waving her hands toward a corner she’s setting aside for walk-in customers. “I’m also gonna have obleas (thin waffle cookies with fresh cream, strawberries and dulce de leche sandwiched between) and arroz con leche and dulce de leche ice cream with alfajor cookies inside. It’s super creamy.”

She’ll make obleas when customers come in and order them. She’s thinking of adding coffee, since it goes perfectly with her sweets.

“I’m gonna put my menu in the window and the logo here,” she says. “I’m gonna have probably one chair so people can wait in case they want an oblea.”

If you go, know that Aloha Alfajores is on Mango Place, not Mango Street, next to a tattoo parlor. Check Instagram for the latest hours. And get the alfajores.

52 Mango Place, Wahiawā, (808) 445-1111, alohalfajoresllc.com, @alohalfajores

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Frost Kailua THE WILLY WONK A WONDERLAND APPEAL of Frost,

one of O‘ahu’s last remaining self-serve frozen yogurt bars, envelops you at night, when psychedelic lights twine over toppings bars and icicles twinkle from the ceiling.

The setup is immediately familiar: a wall of froyo taps; all the fruits, cookies, sprinkles, candies, cereals, nuts and gummies you could want; an M&M dispenser; and a row of syrups you never knew you needed (peanut butter and marshmallow and chocolate, oh my!). Before you know it, you’re reaching for a cup.

Not so long ago, self-serve froyo bars were in every urban and suburban neighborhood. Most are gone now, the way favorite songs disappear from radio playlists. At Frost, where a corner of plushies and pillows invites kids, and hightop counters draw high schoolers to seniors, it all comes rushing back in a heaping bowl of nostalgia and impulse.

43 Oneawa St., Kailua, (808) 263-3368, @frostkailua

F&M Snack Shop

Ganesh Dosa Kailua DOSAS STAR ON THE MENU AT GANESH.

They’ve traveled far—not just from Ward Avenue, where Ganesh started in a 10-by-10foot slot at ‘Ohana Hale Marketplace five years ago, but from upstate New York, where co-owner Pablo Muller discovered the stuffed flatbreads while studying yoga at an ashram, and centuries before that, from South India.

Much of this history is rolled inside these dosas: a thin batter of lightly fermented basmati rice and black gram beans smoothed across a hot griddle; rows of fi llings added swiftly down the middle; the sides folded up and then the whole thing, golden-brown and bready and crisp, sliced in half with an audible crackle.

Traditional masala spiced potatoes are classic; variations with goat cheese, avocado and kalamata olives less so. If in doubt, get the dosa with everything. Tear off bite-size pieces, dunk in gingery coconut or tomato chutney, eat with your hands. It goes without saying they are worth a drive over the Pali.

315 Uluniu St., Kailua, (808) 762-7517, ganeshdosa.com, @ganeshdosa

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store. It’s where times have brought us—far from the dusty storefronts where kids used to stop for ice cakes on the walk home—to a corner of a mall between Longs Drugs and Planet Fitness. It’s where kids come with grownups who pick them up from school. And who can blame them? Rows of crack seed jars fill half the store, Labubus sit on shelves and there’s a claw machine by the door.

And Snow Ice. At F&M, Snow Ice is milk ice. Frozen with syrups in flavors like mango, honeydew and matcha, it’s shaved into fine, creamy mountains rimmed with fruit and capped with whipped cream. Chocolate Snow Ice comes with sprinkles and Oreos. Liliko‘i Snow Ice wears a crown of Fruity Pebbles.

From the trickle of grownups waiting for seedless rock salt plum and honey wet lemon to those sitting down with Snow Ices, adults can outnumber kids, even after school. And who can blame them?

86-120 Farrington Highway, Wai‘anae, (808) 888-2337, @fmsnack

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Ganesh’s dosas are made from a thin batter of fermented basmati rice and black gram beans.

MARI TAKETA

F&M SNACK SHOP is in an unlikely spot for an after-school

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Shoyu hot dogs have returned to modern-day Waialua.

Nani’s Café Waialua SHOYU HOT DOGS SELL OUT FIRST. Then there’s namasu,

kalbi tofu, miso chicken, somen salad, fried pork chops—a lineup standard for any okazuya, until you get to the kale salad and ube ‘ulu hash. Nani’s Café ticks all the boxes, and a lot more.

O‘ahu’s newest okazuya opened in July in the heart of this quiet North Shore town. It shares a parking lot with a post office, feed store, pizza restaurant and yoga studio. Much of the food is discreetly vegetarian, including the Okinawan potato salad and nishime. Plus there’s coffee, pastries and Green River slushies.

The totality is a subliminal invitation to slow down and stay.

Which you should.

Kanani Oury owns Nani’s Café with her auntie Kanani Oliveiria. Here’s her story, edited for brevity: “Anyone from Waialua or Hale‘iwa that’s over the age of 30 knows about Sagara’s. It’s from when my mom was a little kid to when I was an adult. It was $1 for a shoyu hot dog and rice wrapped up in paper. We would get that before school or cut school and jump the fence and get a feast for lunch.

“Now Waialua has three or four burger joints and a bunch of taco trucks. The only place you can get local food is L&L. I wanted something that was more for us. I wanted to give my kids something that I felt was missing, and was a little bit healthier.

“When we opened, people were bringing us old cookbooks from the ’70s and ’80s and telling me, ‘Kanani, use this.’ Those books had recipes from everyone in the different camps. The old-timers from my grandma’s generation were like, ‘Eh Kanani, you know, you need a little more vinegar in your namasu.’ And we adjusted. Kathy from across the harbor, she’s like 85 years old and she used to chase me because I always picked her roses. She was bringing me stuff she cooked and saying, try this.

“The other day a lady in her 70s came in and I said, ‘I’m so sorry, we’re sold out.’ She said, ‘I know.’ A man was going down her street honking and yelling that we sold out. She came to congratulate us.

“It’s been unexpected. It’s not about business, but the way it makes you feel.”

67-292 Goodale Ave., Waialua, (808) 637-6373, naniscafe.com, @nanishapacafe

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BY KATRINA VALCOURT

Not a Foodie Despite our similarities, my dad and I had very different tastes.

my dad for this.

The man was not an adventurous eater. On a family trip to Japan, he searched the Family Marts and 7-Elevens for blueberry muffins and hot dogs, overwhelmed by the unfamiliarity of offerings. He’d try new things occasionally, but he liked what he liked—things like steak, pasta and good ol’ American standbys—and if that isn’t one of the dad-iest stereotypes, God help me.

My parents came from a Canadian town that today only has about 2,000 residents—hardly a cultural center the way Honolulu is. But I grew up here, with a world of culinary possibilities. I didn’t really go out to eat much until college, when I started spending more time with friends than with family. And they wanted to go to places like Curry House and Pho 777.

I started eating so many new things, from squab to al jjigae to lamb biryani. Soon enough, I began cooking new things too, excited to explore a wide range of cuisines. It made me feel more integrated, an active participant of life here.

Almost anytime I made lunch in the past few years, my dad would wander into the kitchen with his nose turned up. I’m making kim chee grilled cheese, I’d tell him.

“Why would you do that to a perfectly good grilled cheese?” he would sneer.

“This is what happens when you raise your children in a place like this!”

He was giving me a hard time as dads often do. But I felt the difference between our upbringings as I pickled daikon, heated up a jar of Kashmiri curry and added fish sauce to my soup.

There are innumerable ways I was like my father, but this was, perhaps, the biggest divergence.

The way I experience other cultures is how I find my place among them, and food is a big part of that. Not for Dad. On a

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recent trip back to Canada, my heart swelled to see the way he interacted with old friends and family. They laughed about adventures of their youth as he proudly pointed out all the places he got into trouble. Though he lived in Hawai‘i for 30 years, he didn’t have that same circle of others around him here—certainly not a circle as diverse as mine. Maybe if he did, he wouldn’t have always given me such a hard time about my food preferences.

When my dad died unexpectedly in August, my family used DoorDash to bring us things like tofu and pho from Chopstick and Rice. We started cooking Thai food multiple times a week—things Dad wouldn’t even want us to have in the house if he were there. We mumbled apologies as we ate his least favorite foods while sitting in his chair, almost as if we were gloating. But I also ate his English muffins to clear out the fridge, drank his Heinekens, telling myself I’d much rather have something from Beer Lab HI, but relishing the small connection I could still make with him. There’s a calamansi tree he planted in our yard (and loved); for good measure, I grabbed one of the fruits and squeezed its juice into the bottle.

Now that he’s gone, I attempt to use the smell of kim chee to lure his spirit from beyond, to come into the kitchen and deride my lunch, just one more time. The quiet sizzle of the cabbage in the pan whispers nothing. I still like kim chee, of course, but eating it isn’t as fun as when I would use it to brag to my dad about how much more local it made me.

But it’s thanks to him. Maybe he didn’t agree with my tastes, but they exist because he and my mom chose to raise me here, where my options for pretty much everything are vastly wider than in my hometown. Behind his taunts, I like to think there was a hint of pride that I became part of this community. So thanks, Dad, for everything.

JAMES NAKAMURA

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