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As an estate planning attorney serving Honolulu and families across Hawai‘i, I often meet people who’ve done the right thing by creating...

In Hawaiʻi, where the average cost of a funeral ranges from $7,000 to $12,000 (and rising), it's important to make sure your estate plan...

If you have a sale of real estate or assets coming up that will result in you owing capital gains tax, you may want to contact us to...

Following the death of a loved one, close family members are sometimes surprised to learn that they didn’t receive the inheritance they...

If you have already prepared your will, congratulations — too few Americans have taken this key first step in the estate planning...

If you have already prepared your will, congratulations — too few Americans have taken this key first step in the estate planning...

If you have started to save for your child or grandchild’s college education, it’s worth considering whether to use a 529 plan, an...

If you have started to save for your child or grandchild’s college education, it’s worth considering whether to use a 529 plan, an...

You might think that only the super wealthy need to worry about asset protection planning. But the truth is that if you don’t have...

Despite the fact that it happens to every single one of us and is every bit as natural as birth, very few among us are properly prepared...

Despite the fact that it happens to every single one of us and is every bit as natural as birth, very few among us are properly prepared...

With divorce occurring in roughly 50% of all marriages in the U.S. and life expectancy increasing every day, second — and even third —...

In Honolulu and across Hawaiʻi, more and more young professionals are choosing lives that don’t revolve around marriage or children....

When creating an estate plan, people are often most concerned with passing on the “big things” like real estate, bank accounts, and...

Because estate planning involves actively thinking about and planning for frightening topics like death, old age, and crippling...

Because estate planning involves actively thinking about and planning for frightening topics like death, old age, and crippling...

When you think about loved ones who’ve passed away, you probably don’t think very much — or even at all — about the “things” they’ve left...

Whether it’s to qualify for Medicaid, avoid probate, or reduce your tax burden, transferring ownership of your home to your adult child...

If you are a mom or dad with children under the age of 18 at home, your number-one estate planning priority should be selecting and...

In today’s highly litigious society you are at near-constant risk for costly lawsuits—even if you’ve done nothing wrong. This is...