bar notes
 
july 2011
annual dinner

TWO WEEKS OUT WITH GREAT SILENT AUCTION ITEMS !

July 16th at the Hawaii Convention Center from

5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Beneficiaries: The Self-Help Center Collaborations and the HSBA/YLD's public service projects. It's not too late to buy a table or tickets for the dinner so contact us today!

Bid on some of these great silent auction items!

  • Hotels & Stays: Hilton Hawaiian Village Oceanview, One-night stay at the Royal Hawaiian, Two-night stay at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott
  • Dining Certificates: Michel's, Vino Italian Tapas and Wine Bar, Morimoto, Nobu, Hoku's, Oceanarium, Brasserie Du Vin
  • Luxury Rentals: (2) Harley Motorcycles, (1) Bentley Continental GT
  • Ski: 7-day ski package at Big White Ski Resort
  • UH Game: Tailgating and VIP Seats
Casemaker update

The HSBA provides to all members a legal research
engine with an extensive Hawaii library, including case law, county
codes, rules, ethics and disciplinary opinions, work comp opinions, and other materials.
This member benefit is provided FREE to members. See details on
its newest beta platform “CASEMAKERELITE” by logging on to CASEMAKER 2.2. Stay tuned to HSBA announcements about live Casemaker trainings. These training programs may qualify for MCPE credits. Latest features include:

  • Google-like search, Fast…. the longest search is 2 seconds
  • Faceted Search -- classifying data by relevancy
  • Case Sort Options – relevancy; date; most cited
  • Browse (new & better) – high definition and archives
  • Legislative Alert – pending legislation
  • Shepard/KeyCite - like Citator
  • Case Summaries with associated cases
  • Case Knowledge

CLE UPDATE

Check out our July courses and CLE library of webcast and video replays! Our CLE team is working diligently to provide numerous high quality seminars in convenient formats that work for you!

Also, don't forget Bar Convention in September. See our event webpage for the latest.

July 1- Join Now! Lawyer Referral & Information Service Fiscal Year Begins

July 1- Deadline: Attorneys Sought for DCCA Panels

July 4- HSBA Office Closed in Observance of Independence Day

July 5- Natural Resources Section Meeting

July 8- Family Law Section Director's Meeting

July 12- Litigation Section Meeting

July 12- Collection Law Section Foreclosure Seminar

July 13- Elder Law Section Meeting

July 15- Hawaii County Bar Association (HCBA) Luncheon

July 15- Real Property and Financial Services Section Monthly Board Meeting

July 16- HSBA's Annual Dinner

July 18- HSBA's Basic Legal Training Starts

July 18- Insurance Coverage Litigation Section Meeting

July 19- Government Lawyers Section Meeting

►► July 22- CLE Seminar: Real Property Legislative Update ◄◄

July 27- Deadline: Applications for Judicial Vacancy- District Judge, Second Circuit Court (Maui)

July 28- HSBA Board Meeting

►► July 29- CLE Seminar: HAWAII’S NEW FORECLOSURE LAW: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About the Changes in Mortgage Foreclosure Law Adopted in 2011. Can't Attend LIVE Seminar? Sign up for the LIVE WEBCAST here. ◄◄

July 29- Deadline: Nominations for Liberty Bell and Justice Award

July 29- Deadline: MCLE Board Openings

July 29- SCD Board Meeting

July 31- SCD 2012 Board Nominations Due

July 31- YLD 2012 Board Nominations Due

Aloha, Judges!

Pictured at top from left to right: The Honorable Edmund Acoba (District Court, Fifth Circuit-Kauai); The Honorable Lanson Kupau (District Court, First Circuit); The Honorable Rhonda Loo (Circuit Court, Second Circuit-Maui). Pictured at bottom from left to right: The Honorable Melanie Mito May and The Honorable Dean Ochiai of the District Court, First Circuit. and The Honorable Catherine Remigio of the District Family Court, First Circuit.