33 N. Market St.
Wailuku, HI 96793
(808)242-5000

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Selected Professional Activities
Member:

  • Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Rules of Penal Procedure (1989 - 2006)
  • Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Standard Criminal Jury Instructions (Co-Chairman 1990 - 2006)
  • Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Rules of Evidence (1993- present)
  • Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Substance Abuse (1990 - 1991)
  • State Judicial Conference Delegate
  • Federal Judicial Conference Delegate
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    (1979 - present)
  • Hawai`i Supreme Court Disciplinary Board
    (2007 – present)
  • American Board of Criminal Lawyers
    (1979 - present) - (Governor 1981 - 1986)
  • Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
    (Director 1976 - 1981)
  • Ninth Circuit, US District Court Lawyer Representative (1998 - 1999)
  • Mental Health Association of Maui
    (Director 2004 – present)
  • Maui Drug Court Program
    (Drug Court Team 1999 – present)
  • The Best Lawyers of America
    (1983 - present)
  • Maui Hui Malama Learning Center
    (Director 2008 – present)
  • Maui Economic Concerns of the Community
    (Director 2008 – present)
  • Papa Ola Lokahi Institutional Review Board
    (Member 2008 – present)

Instructor:

  • University of Hawaii Community Colleges
    “Rules of Evidence” (1978 - 2005)
  • Hawaii Institute for Continuing Education, (HICLE)
    Trial Advocacy Training for Lawyers
  • Annual Hawaii Public Defender Training Seminar
    (1988 - 2005)
  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)
    (Trainings in Hawaii, Washington, Idaho & Guam)
  • Albert Einstein Institute – panelist
    Judge/Lawyer Genetics and Law Training (2001)
  • Rules of Evidence Seminars
    Sponsored by Family Law Section, Maui Bar Association
    Trainer 2008, 2009