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Be prepared when the State of Hawaii Judiciary introduces efiling in the Land and Tax Appeals Court on November 18, 2019. Attend this presentation to learn about the new efiling system and requirements and where to find resources to make sure you are prepared when the efiling system is introduced this fall. The faculty will also provide practical tips and points for efiling different types of petitions and insights into the impacts that the efiling system may have on your practice; introduce new Land Court petition forms that are currently being beta tested for use by the public and practitioners; and answer questions that attendees’ may have regarding the efiling system.

It is estimated that there are over 230,000 created condominium units, over 8,300 condominium projects, and over 1,600 registered condominium associations in Hawaii representing over 170,000 units. This presentation will provide essential condominium 2019 legislative update information integral and relevant to the practice of real property law in Hawai‘i. These updates include new laws on: investments; priority of payments; photovoltaics; nonjudicial foreclosure; proxies and voting; and the meaning and effect of the repeal and partial reenactment of the statute under which any condominium created prior to July 1, 2006 was formed. Real property attorneys who represent or represented clients involved in developer’s public reports need to be aware of this major legal changeover which provides a second chance to ensure a smooth transition to current law, including the problematic issue of “huis.”

Carole R. Richelieu is an attorney and the senior condominium specialist with the Real Estate Branch/Real Estate Commission of the State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. She is the former and longest serving Chief Disciplinary of Hawai‘i’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Fund Administrator for the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection. Prior to her current position, she was the attorney for the Health Branch of the DCCA Insurance Division and hearings officer for the State Departments of Labor and Industrial Relations and Land and Natural Resources. Since 1989, she has made numerous presentations, as well as written countless articles and contributed to many manuals. She currently serves on the Hawai‘i Supreme Court’s Board of Examiners and Commission on Professionalism, as well as HSBA’s Transitioning Lawyers Committee and Senior Counsel Division, and has served on numerous national and state professional organizations, committees, and commissions.

Dathan Choy

Dathan Choy is a licensed CPA and a condominium specialist with the Real Estate Branch/Real Estate Commission of the State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Prior to his current position, he worked as a budget analyst for the Senate Ways and Means Committee and in public accounting for a national accounting firm in Honolulu.

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Yes, you’re a lawyer. And yes, you think you know the law. But do you know how to speak law to a planner? Kimi and the two Mikes have lots of battle stories and examples about how lawyers and their eager development clients often back themselves into corners when beginning that long road toward entitlement. Government regulators have a secret code, and the three panelists will guide you down a path of helping build trust and engender good will as you seek to permit a project. The panel will also guide you through a couple interactive exercises where session participants get to tackle real scenarios while learn from the planners about the ins and outs and dos and don’ts of speaking “plannerese.” Come become a Planner Whisperer.