Wednesday December 28th, 2022
Here's the latest Summer/Fall 2022 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on 30-Day Short-Term Rentals, Insurance-Related COVID-19 Issues: Where We Are, Where We Are Going, Protecting your Intellectual Property Online Starts with Warning, Estate Planning for Intellectual Property and more…
Monday September 12th, 2022
Here's the latest Spring/Summer 2022 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Captain Mark Murakami's Retirement From the U.S. Coast Guard After 30 Years of Distinguished Service, Local Expertise With Worldwide Reach, Leveraging Damon Key's Membership in Meritas, R. Charles Bocken, A Celebration of Life, 2022 Legislative Update for Condominium and Community Associations, Christine Kubota Helps Mark the Milestone, Entering the United States to Direct and Develop a Business as a Foreign National: How Hard Can It Be?
Wednesday May 11th, 2022
Here's the latest Winter/Spring 2022 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Mark Murakami Elected As Hawaii Member of Owner's Counsel, Navigating the Probate Process from Overseas, Clint Hamada Brings Dedication & Intensity, Non-Compete Agreements Must Be for More Than Preventing Competition, Love of Reading Propels Toren Yamamoto into Law, Faster Might Not Be Better and Attorneys in the News.
Here's the latest Fall/Winter 2021 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Gut and Replaced or Why Reading This Title is not Reading This Article, 2022 Lawyer of the Year & The Best Lawyers in America, What are Reverse Mortgages, Covid-19, Act 57, and Mediation, Again, New Attorneys Amber Yonamine and Max Kimura join the Firm and Attorneys in the News.
Wednesday October 27th, 2021
Here's the latest Summer/Fall 2021 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Renting in the Time of Covid, 2021 Legislative Update for Condominium & Community Associations, Senate Bill No. 385 Unform Trust Code What Does it Mean?, 2021 Legislative Update and more…
Monday July 12th, 2021
Here's the latest Spring/Summer 2021 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination, Damon Key's 1979 Supreme Court Win Still Making Waves, Hawaii Legislators Used "Gut and Replace" to Increase Conveyance Taxes, With Little Practical Effect and more…
Here's the latest Winter/Spring 2021 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Construction 2021, Twenty-Five Years Since PASH: A Look Back, Estate Planning Under President's Biden's Proposed Tax Plan and more...
Saturday February 20th, 2021
Here's the latest Fall/Winter 2020 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on 2021 Lawyers of the Year and Best Lawyers, They Are Not "Pets", Do Schools have the Authority to Address Off-Campus Speech and more...
Wednesday December 9th, 2020
Hawaii Department of Taxation Pursuing Aggressive Enforcement of Potential Transient Accommodation and General Excise Tax Violations…
Tuesday December 8th, 2020
Here's the latest Summer/Fall 2020 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Aloha to Charlie Bocken, 2020 Legislative Update, Mask Up and Spam Up and more...
Thursday June 18th, 2020
Here's the latest Spring/Summer 2020 Special Edition of our quarterly Legal Alert devoted to addressing some of the more frequently-asked legal questions arising out of the pandemic.
Thursday March 26th, 2020
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," is how Damon Key attorney Greg Kugle started off his winning oral argument before the Hawaii Supreme Court. While the quote was from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, this case is the tale of two towers. Two new Ritz Carlton towers on Kuhio Avenue in Waikiki to be precise.
Here's the latest Winter/Spring 2020 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Na Lan our New Director, The Tale of Two Towers: Damon Key Wins Important Hawaii Supreme Court Land Use Case, Damon Key earns Meritas Recertification and more...
Tuesday January 7th, 2020
Here's the latest Fall/Winter 2019 edition of the Legal Alert, with stories on Mark Murakami's recent honor as the U.H. Law School Alumnus of the Year, an introduction to the firm's newest lawyer Casey Miyashiro, The Importance of Operating Agreements by Adam Miller, and more...
Wednesday October 23rd, 2019
Here's the latest Legal Alert (Summer-Fall 2019), with stories on nuisance trees, the new Frank Damon Room at UH Law, the SECURE Act, "Red Flag" Law, Legislative Update, welcome to Adam Miller, and more.
Damon Key Secures Landmark Hawaii Supreme Court Insurance Law Victory Download the Legal Alert Breaking News
Tuesday August 6th, 2019
Here's the Spring/Summer 2019 edition of the Legal Alert with stories on our Co-Founder Henry Shigekane, Christine Kubota honored by JCCH, Newly Passed Bill Rewrites Zoning Codes, New Hawaii Supreme Court Decision on Worker's Injury Discrimination, What are the chances of being audited by the IRS and Insurance Companies and Climate Change and more...
Changes Ahead For Property Owners: After More Than 30 Years, Supreme Court Reopens Federal Courthouse Door To Property Rights Claims Download the Legal Alert Update
Tuesday April 30th, 2019
Here's the Winter/Spring 2019 edition of the Legal Alert with stories on our new Director Madeleine Young, 2019 Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers, Notice of…
Saturday January 19th, 2019
Here's the Fall/Winter 2018 edition of the Legal Alert with stories on State and County Government Records, Transient Accommodations, Collection & Foreclosure 101 for New Directors or Property Managers,…
Saturday November 24th, 2018
Here's the Summer/Fall 2018 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on The Mechanics of Mechanic's Liens in Hawaii, Honolulu's Sidewalk Obstruction Ordinance Goes Island-Wide, Hawaii's Service Charge Law,…
Saturday October 20th, 2018
By Tred R. Eyerly at te@hawaiilawyer.com. Tred provides tips for preparing and submitting claims for any loss caused by storms. Download the Legal Alert Update
By Na Lan at nl@hawaiilawyer.com. Na provides a recap on Employment, Confidential Personal Information, Liquor Licenses, Electronic Filing of Tax Returns and Real Estate Download the…
Thursday August 9th, 2018
Here's the Spring/Summer edition of Damon Key's Legal Alert. With stories on insurance law and the volcanic eruption, construction law, Best Lawyers, Matthew Evans and "40 Under 40," and…
Tuesday May 1st, 2018
Here's the Winter/Spring 2018 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on short-term rentals and choice of tenants, medical marijuana and condominium associations, construction law, and the federal tax…
Saturday March 3rd, 2018
The Zoning and Planning Law Report recently published Damon Key's Robert Thomas's article on the U.S. Supreme Court's regulatory takings decision….
Wednesday January 31st, 2018
Here's the Fall/Winter 2017 edition of the Legal Alert. Introducing our new attorneys, and stories on condo law, tax and estate planning, and seawall maintenance.
By Christine A. Kubota What if you have a grand idea and you wish to put it into motion? Have you created the prototype of your product or do…
Tuesday December 19th, 2017
Here's the Summer/Fall 2017 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on new business formation, 2017 Legislative Update, the Diversity Visa Lottery, and more...
Monday December 18th, 2017
By Kelly Y. Uwaine kyu@hawaiilawyer.com The Department of State has released the instructions for the 2019 Diversity Visa (DV) program. Online…
A special edition of the firm's Legal Alert, dedicated to our founder, C.F. Damon, Jr. (1926-2017).
By Christopher J.I. Leong cjil@hawaiilawyer.com The Hawaii State Legislature concluded its 2017 Regular Session with 217 bills becoming law. Here are…
Wednesday April 5th, 2017
Here's the Winter/Spring 2017 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on New Administration, New Questions, Congratulations, Tred! Tred Eyerly…
Tuesday February 28th, 2017
Here's the Fall/Winter 2016 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on Access to Justice, What does a Trump Presidency mean for Hawaii contractors.
Here's the Summer/Fall 2016 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on Immigration, Conveyance Tax Planning.
Here's the Spring/Summer 2016 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on Insurance, A Revocable Living Trust.
Friday April 1st, 2016
Here's the Winter/Spring 2016 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on disclosure requirements in commercial property sales, BE-13 foreign investments, a pending Supreme Court election case, Accessory Dwelling Units, and more...
Thursday December 31st, 2015
Here's the Fall/Winter 2015 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on Immigration Law, Bid Protests in Construction Cases, Land Use Variances, and Crowdfunding and the Law.
Thursday October 15th, 2015
Here's the Summer/Fall 2015 edition of the Legal Alert. With stories on Hawaii's New Environmental Court, the ban on noncompetes for tech workers, administrative procedures, and more...
The Spring/Summer 2015 edition of the Legal Alert has been published, with articles about the Differences Between Wills and Trusts, Permitting Commercial Use of State Waters, Hawaii's New Medical Marijuana Dispensary Law, Welcoming Ikaika Jobe, and more...
The Winter/Spring 2015 edition of the Legal Alert has been published, with articles on Honolulu Rail and property rights, Matt Evans is the firm's newest…
The Fall/Winter 2014 Legal Alert has been published, with articles on Understanding Residential Property Management Agreements, Conducting an Internal I-9 Audit, the Importance of Pre-…
Tuesday September 23rd, 2014
Here's the latest Legal Alert, with articles on Eminent Domain, Hawaii's Uniform Information Practices Act (open records), Alternative Energy Farming, the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, and more...
Thursday August 28th, 2014
Damon Key lawyer Robert H. Thomas has published an article in the September 2014 edition of The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. Despite its grand…
Tuesday July 15th, 2014
Here's the latest Legal Alert, with articles on "Answers to Frequently Asked Questions from Chinese Clients," "Assisting the Japanese Investor," "Immigration News – Overview of…
Damon Key lawyers Mark Murakami, Bethany Ace, and Robert Thomas have co-authored an article in The Urban Lawyer,…
Friday April 12th, 2013
Here's the Winter/Spring 2013 Edition of Legal Alert, with articles on the firm's tradition of community service, an update on the Group Builders…
Monday April 8th, 2013
Anna H. Oshiro (aho@hawaiilawyer.com) & Tred Eyerly (te@hawaiilawyer.com) Earlier this week, the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) issued an important decision, concluding…
Saturday March 9th, 2013
Here's the pdf of the recently-published book about our firm's two founders, C. Frank Damon and Henry Shigekane. "Founded in Honolulu in 1963…
The current issue of the University of Hawaii Law Review includes an article co-authored by Damon Key attorney Tred Eyerly entitled, "Key Issues in…
The State of Hawaii Department of Taxation ("DOT") recently issued temporary administrative rules that will affect anyone planning on installing and placing in service a…
The Summer 2012 issue of the Urban Lawyer, the law review published quarterly by the…
Damon Key lawyer Robert H. Thomas authored the Hawaii Chapter in the recently-published book The Law of Eminent Domain….
Monday November 28th, 2011
The firm's final Legal Alert for 2011, available for download here.
The ABA has published a new article Local Government and the First Amendment at the Supreme Court: Legislative Voting…
The firm's first Legal Alert for 2011, available for download here.
Wednesday September 1st, 2010
The firm's third Legal Alert for 2010, available for download here.
Wednesday June 9th, 2010
The firm's second Legal Alert for 2010, available for download here.
Friday March 5th, 2010
Thursday January 7th, 2010
Damon Key construction lawyers Kenneth Kupchak, Anna Oshiro, Christi-Anne H. Kudo Chock, and Tred Eyerly teamed together to write the Hawai`i chapter for the recent…
Friday October 23rd, 2009
Each summer, The Urban Lawyer (the ABA's Section of State and Local Government Law's peer-reviewed law review), devotes an issue to…
Tuesday September 29th, 2009
Wednesday September 2nd, 2009
A few months ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published new regulations relating to the unlawful hiring or continued employment of aliens who are…
Monday August 3rd, 2009
Tred Eyerly's article critiques the Fifth Circuit's post-Hurricane Rita decision in Arctic Slope Regional Corp. v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co. The case involved insurance…
Wednesday April 15th, 2009
The firm's second Legal Alert for 2009, available for download here, carries articles on our New Generation of Associates, C. Kubota and the Wahine…
The first Legal Alert for 2009, available for download here, carries articles on the firm's Real Estate and Construction Practice, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and…
Thursday January 1st, 2009
Many homeowners assume a homeowner's policy provides hurricane and flood coverage. This is typically not the case, as hurricane and flood coverage must be purchased…
The last Legal Alert for 2008, available for download here, begins with a Tribute to our Founders. Other articles cover Construction in Risky Times,…
Tuesday July 1st, 2008
The firm's third Legal Alert for 2008, available for download here, discusses the New Dept. of Homeland Security Pre-Boarding Requirement for 90-Day Visitors, Worksite…
Tuesday April 1st, 2008
Our second Legal Alert for 2008, available for download here, carries articles on our Legal Bloggers, our Maritime and…
Tuesday January 1st, 2008
The firm's first Legal Alert for 2008, available for download here, carries articles on Insurance 101 (basic considerations regarding insurance policies), our own Insurance…