Practice Areas
Six areas. One coast read closely.
Hawaiʻi real estate and the law around it, from the first parcel question to the disputes that follow. Open an area to see what sits inside it.
01Real Estate Development & Finance
Counsel across the life of a Hawaiʻi project, from structuring the deal to closing the financing. We sit with developers, lenders, and owners through the parts that decide whether a project pencils.
Inside this area
- Acquisitions and dispositions
- Project structuring and joint ventures
- Construction and development financing
- Contracts and closings
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02Vacation Ownership & Resort Development
Resort and vacation-ownership projects carry their own rulebook in Hawaiʻi. We guide the structures, registrations, and disclosures these projects run on, and the development work underneath them.
Inside this area
- Vacation-ownership and timeshare structures
- Resort development and operations
- Registration and disclosure work
- Owner and association matters
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03Land Use & Transit-Oriented Development
Entitlements read against community and regulatory reality. We help projects move through the approvals that govern where and how Hawaiʻi gets built, including the density and design that transit corridors invite.
Inside this area
- Entitlements and zoning
- Transit-oriented development
- Environmental review and permitting
- Community and agency process
04Property Conveyancing
The careful, document-heavy work of moving property cleanly from one owner to the next. Precision here saves trouble later.
Inside this area
- Purchase and sale agreements
- Title review and clearance
- Escrow coordination
- Conveyance documents and recording
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05Commercial Litigation
When a deal turns into a dispute, the work changes shape. We litigate for businesses operating in the islands, with a feel for the real estate and development questions underneath many of them.
Inside this area
- Business and contract disputes
- Real estate and development litigation
- Dispute resolution and settlement
- Trial and appeal
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06Government Relations
The public side of development. We track legislation and work the state and county approvals that decide a project's fate, and we frame the path when a matter reaches the federal level.
Inside this area
- Legislative tracking and testimony strategy
- State and county agency approvals
- Federal framing and D.C. counsel coordination [[VERIFY]]
Not sure which door your matter starts at?
Tell us the project. We will point you to the right part of the firm.