RICK TSUJIMURA

RICK TSUJIMURA

(Hawaii, )

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Mr. Tsujimura practices in the area of governmental relations and provides strategic business advice to companies seeking to enter and improve their business operations in Hawaii. He has worked in government as a deputy attorney general, in business as assistant general counsel for AMFAC, Inc., and as president of AMFAC Property Development Corp. responsible for the Waikele development and master planning of AMFAC's Kaanapali development. He was a principal in Mills Dowling Tsujimura, a residential development company active in all four countries.

Mr. Tsujimura is a member of the American and Hawaii State Bar Associations. He is the former chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City and County of Honolulu, and the former vice-chair of the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Mr. Tsujimura is also the former president and board member of the Land Use Research Foundation.

TIFFANY YAJIMA

TIFFANY YAJIMA

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-539-0400

  • 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI, 96813, 

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Ms. Yajima concentrates her practice in the area of government affairs. Her work includes representing clients before government agencies and before the Hawaii State Legislature and the Honolulu City Council. Her experience includes providing testimony and monitoring legislation affecting clients. She also advises clients on a range of governmental issues and public and community relations.

BENJAMIN KUDO

BENJAMIN KUDO

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-539-0810

  • 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

Subjects: All Subjects

Mr. Kudo specializes in land use, planning, zoning, natural resources, and real estate development, and has vast experience working with developers and land owners on a variety of issues. He has handled major resort, commercial, industrial, and residential developments throughout Hawaii, representing clients locally, from around the nation, and internationally from the Pacific-Asia region.

Mr. Kudo has received numerous professional honors and recognitions including recognition as one of the "Best Lawyers in Hawaii" by Honolulu Magazine in the areas of Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation-Land Use & Zoning, and Real Estate Law. He has also been listed in Hawaii Super Lawyers and as one of the leading Real Estate Zoning/Land Use attorneys in Hawaii by Chambers USA. Mr. Kudo has also received the Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rating.

GARY SLOVIN

GARY SLOVIN

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-539-0400

  • 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI, 96813, 

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Mr. Slovin concentrates his practice in the area of government affairs. His work includes representing clients before government agencies, negotiating agreements with regard to contested matters, and representing clients before the Hawaii State Legislature, the Honolulu City Council, and state and county agencies

Mr. Slovin has received numerous professional honors and recognitions including recognition as one of the "Best Lawyers in Hawaii" by Honolulu Magazine in the area of government relations. He has also been listed in Hawaii Super Lawyers and has been recognized by Chambers USA for his work in government relations and land use issues. Mr. Slovin has also received the Martindale-Hubbell AV rating. In 2011, Mr. Slovin was honored by the Hawaii State Bar Association with the Ki'e Ki'e award for his pro bono work.

Gary M. Slovin joined the firm as counsel in August 2012. Prior to joining Ashford & Wriston, Mr. Slovin was a partner and former managing partner with one of Hawaii's largest law firms. He is currently admitted to practice law in Hawaii and Pennsylvania

Land Use Matters: Successfully coordinated development efforts for a large retail chain located on the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai; represented a developer in Hawaii in a contested case before the Honolulu Zoning Board of Appeals that resulted in a store being allowed to operate in the Bougainville Industrial district; represented a leeward side landowner in major litigation before the Hawaii State Commission on Water Resource Management regarding allocation of water that has historically flowed through the Waiahole Ditch System

Lobbying: Has successfully represented numerous business interests before the Hawaii State Legislature. Examples include passage of a licensing statute for the Hawaii Dietetic Association, general excise tax reform on behalf of the Direct Sellers Association, a workplace exemption on behalf of Covanta Energy Corporation, an excise tax exemption on behalf of McDonald's Corporation and franchise legislation on behalf of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Governmental Relations: Established legislative, governmental and public relations strategy for the operators of the H-Power Facility, the waste-to-energy facility in Honolulu that disposes of nearly all of Oahu's solid waste and converts it to electrical energy

MATTHEW TSUJIMURA

MATTHEW TSUJIMURA

(Hawaii, )

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Matt concentrates his practice in the area of government affairs. His work includes representing clients before the Hawaii State Capitol, the Honolulu City Council and state and county government agencies.

CALI award for best Oral Argument in Legal Practice II

Prior to joining the firm, Matt served as a budget analyst in the Hawaii State Legislature for the House Finance Committee from 2011-2015.

Matt graduated cum laude from the William S. Richardson School of Law in 2016 where he served as Student Bar Association President, Law School Visit Coordinator, and Legal Writing Teaching Assistant.

During law school he served as a research assistant to Professor Ronald Brown at the William Richardson School of Law. He also served as the law school's representative to the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association from 2015-16. In addition, Matt also served as a student member on the Access to Justice Task Force tasked with developing the feasibility of a Loan Repayment Assistance Program. Matt also served as the head coach of the Ete football team in 2014.

Prior to attending law school, Matt graduated with honors from Punahou School, and attended Occidental College where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Asian Studies with an emphasis in Japanese History in 2011. During college, Matt participated in track and field, and served as the team captain in 2011. During this time Matt spent his summers as a teaching assistant mentoring elementary, middle and high school students.

MIHOKO ITO

  • 808-539-0840

  • 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI, 96813, 

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Ms. Ito concentrates her practice in the area of government relations and administrative law. Ms. Ito's experience includes:

Representing clients before the Hawaii State Legislature and the Honolulu City Council

Advising clients regarding strategies regarding legislation, governmental issues, and public and community relations

Providing testimony and monitoring legislation affecting clients

Representing clients before government agencies, commissions, departments and boards on issues including licensing, regulatory matters, contested case hearings, procurement protests, zoning and land use, planning and permitting, and litigation arising under government contracts

Ms. Ito has been the recipient of numerous professional recognitions. In 2008, she was a recipient of the Pacific Business News Forty under 40 award. In 2011, Ms. Ito received the Stars of Hope award from the Hata Foundation and the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii. She also received in 2011 the Hawaii Justice Foundation Spirit of Pro Bono Award, as well as the Hawaii State Bar Association's Ki'e ki'e award, for her pro bono work with the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission and the Hawaii Consortium of Legal Service Providers to obtain much needed additional funding for indigent legal services in Hawaii.

JUSTINA ACEVEDO-CROSS

JUSTINA ACEVEDO-CROSS

(Hawaii, )

SEWARD AKAHI

(Hawaii, )

DONAVAN ALBANO

(Hawaii, )

JONATHAN ALEXANDER

(Hawaii, )

MOANI ALST

(Hawaii, )

BETH AMARO

(Hawaii, )

BRYAN ANDERSON

(Hawaii, )

PAUL ANDERSON

(Hawaii, )

TINA ANDRADE

(Hawaii, )
  • (808) 521-4717

  • 1100 Alakea Street, Suite 408, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

  • 808-848-1366

  • 1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, 

WALDEN AU

(Hawaii, )

CURT AUGUSTINE

(Hawaii, )

ANTHONY BALDOMERO

(Hawaii, )

CATHY BARRE

(Hawaii, )
  • 202-739-9400

  • 1875 I Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, District of Columbia, 20006, 

ANDREA BARRETTO

(Hawaii, )

DWAYNE BAUTISTA

(Hawaii, )

MARY BEDELL

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-521-8961

  • 707 Richards Street, PH2, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96816, 

DYLAN BEESLEY

(Hawaii, )

CATHI BEN-YOSSEF

(Hawaii, )

ELIZABETH BENYSHEK

(Hawaii, )

DARA BERNSTEIN

(Hawaii, )
  • 2027399400

  • STE 500, 1875 I ST NW, 1875 I ST NW, WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20006, 

DAVID BISSELL

(Hawaii, )

JASON BRADSHAW

(Hawaii, )

VICTOR BROCK

(Hawaii, )

SARA BROWN

(Hawaii, )
  • 2134435004

  • 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2150, Los Angeles, California, 90067, 

CHRISTOPHER BURNETT

CHRISTOPHER BURNETT

(Hawaii, )
  • (808) 597-1441

  • 888 Mililani Street, Suite 501, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

JAKE CAMPOS

(Hawaii, )
  • 2134435017

  • 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Ste 2150, Los Angeles, California, 90067, 

PRIMO CASTRO

(Hawaii, )
  • 202-763-3903

  • 1201 New York Ave., NW Suite 1300, Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, 

ALEXIS CHAPMAN

(Hawaii, )
  • (808) 537-6100

  • 733 Bishop Street, Suite 1900, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

CALVERT CHIPCHASE

(Hawaii, )

COBY CHOCK

(Hawaii, )

PAIGE CHOY

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-521-8961

  • 707 Richards St., PH2, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

ROBERT CHOY

(Hawaii, )
  • 8085218961

  • 707 Richards Street, PH2, PH2, HONOLULU, Hawaii, 96813, 

SANFORD CHUN

(Hawaii, )
  • 8085430003

  • 888 Mililani Street, 401, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

EMILY CHUNG

(Hawaii, )

URI CLINTON

(Hawaii, )

STUART COLEMAN

(Hawaii, )

SCOTT COLLINS

(Hawaii, )

MICHAEL COLóN

(Hawaii, )
Clients:

RYAN CONNOR

(Hawaii, )

JESSE COOKE

(Hawaii, )
Clients:

JOHN COX

(Hawaii, )

MOLLY CRANE

(Hawaii, )

SCOTT CRAWFORD

(Hawaii, )

KEITH DEMELLO

(Hawaii, )
Clients:

JENNIFER DIESMAN

(Hawaii, )

STEPHANIE DONOHO

(Hawaii, )

KIRSHA DURANTE

(Hawaii, )

RICK EGGED

(Hawaii, )

JARED ELLIS

(Hawaii, )

ANDREA ESHELMAN

(Hawaii, )

ARON ESPINUEVA

(Hawaii, )

VIVIAN ETO

(Hawaii, )

LINDA EZUKA

(Hawaii, )

TERINA FAAGAU

(Hawaii, )

SARAH FAIRCHILD

(Hawaii, )

KIERSTEN FAULKNER

(Hawaii, )

RAYMOND FOLEN

(Hawaii, )

HENRY FORDHAM

(Hawaii, )
Clients:

SARA GABRIELSON

(Hawaii, )

NICOLE GALASE

(Hawaii, )

JOAN GALLAGHER

(Hawaii, )

GREG GAUG

(Hawaii, )
  • 5448976

  • 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1202, Suite 1202, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

Clients:

TERRENCE GEORGE

(Hawaii, )

TIMOTHY GIONSON

(Hawaii, )
  • (808) 521-2661

  • 1188 Bishop Street, Suite 1805, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

DARBI GOTTLIEB

(Hawaii, )

CARLOS GUTIERREZ

(Hawaii, )
  • (202) 429-3524

  • 1625 I Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, District of Columbia, 20006, 

SYDNEY HAAS

(Hawaii, )

MUFI HANNEMANN

(Hawaii, )

PEDRO HARO

(Hawaii, )

KEANUKAPULANI HEE

(Hawaii, )

STACEY HEE

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-529-7352

  • P.O. Box 2800, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96803, 

ALEXANDER HETHERINGTON

ALEXANDER HETHERINGTON

(Hawaii, )
  • 8083898977

  • 1100 Alakea St. 28th Floo, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

EMILY HILLS

(Hawaii, )

JANNA HOSHIDE

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-521-8961

  • 707 Richards Street, PH2, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

PANE III

(Hawaii, )

BRYAN IMAI

(Hawaii, )
  • 2063842918

  • 10002 Aurora Ave. N Ste 36 PMB 160, Seattle, Washington, 98133, 

ELISE INOUYE

(Hawaii, )

DENISE ISERI-MATSUBARA

DENISE ISERI-MATSUBARA

(Hawaii, )

DOUGLAS JORDAN

(Hawaii, )

CAROLINE JULIAN-FREITAS

CAROLINE JULIAN-FREITAS

(Hawaii, )
Clients:

MELVIN KAHELE

(Hawaii, )

PETER KAMAKAWIWOOLE

PETER KAMAKAWIWOOLE

(Hawaii, )

SHAWN KANAIAUPUNI

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-595-2752

  • 2040 Bachelot Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, 

WILLIAM KANEKO

(Hawaii, )

MICHELLE KAUHANE

(Hawaii, )

ROBERT KELLY

(Hawaii, )

CLAY KIMBERLING

(Hawaii, )

JEREMY KIMURA

(Hawaii, )
Clients:

JOY KIMURA

(Hawaii, )

GARY KUROKAWA

(Hawaii, )

CLIFFORD LABOY

(Hawaii, )
  • 8085355700

  • 900 Bishop Street, Suite 2600, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

BRIAN LEE

(Hawaii, )

ULALIA LEE

(Hawaii, )

DON LEFEVE

(Hawaii, )
  • 4153896800

  • c/o 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste. 250, San Rafael, California, 94901, 

ALEX LEUPP

(Hawaii, )

JOSEPH LEWIS

(Hawaii, )

ALEX LICHTON

(Hawaii, )

REBECCA LIEBERMAN

(Hawaii, )

HANNA LILLEY

(Hawaii, )

NANEA LO

(Hawaii, )

REBECCA LONDON

(Hawaii, )
  • 8085355700

  • 900 Bishop Street, Suite 2600, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, 

  • 8085355700

  • 999 Bishop Street, Suite 2600, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

ANDREW LUSCH

(Hawaii, )
  • (540) 441-7227

  • 7670 Opportunity Rd., Ste. 205, San Diego, California, 92111, 

RAHUL MAITRA

(Hawaii, )

ALICIA MALUAFITI

(Hawaii, )

SHARLA MANLEY

(Hawaii, )

JANINE MARIANO

(Hawaii, )
  • 808-237-2474

  • 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 2700, Suite 2700, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

ALEXIS MARSH

(Hawaii, )

ANA MARTINEZ

(Hawaii, )

JEFFREY MASATSUGU

(Hawaii, )

MARK MATSUMOTO

(Hawaii, )

DANA MATSUNAMI

(Hawaii, )

SCOTT MATSUURA

(Hawaii, )

KENDALL MATSUYOSHI

(Hawaii, )

CARLIN MCFADDEN

(Hawaii, )

MADELYN MCKEAGUE

(Hawaii, )

SHANEVA MCREYNOLDS

(Hawaii, )

    ANGELINA MERCADO

    (Hawaii, )
    • 808-832-9316

    • 1164 Bishop St, Suite 1609, Suite 1609, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

    SARAH MEULI

    (Hawaii, )

    ERIN MIDBY

    (Hawaii, )

    TYLER MIDDLETON

    (Hawaii, )

    JEFF MIKULINA

    (Hawaii, )

    SARAH MILIANTA-LAFFIN

    SARAH MILIANTA-LAFFIN

    (Hawaii, )

    KAINAN MIRANDA

    (Hawaii, )

    MONTANA MIRANDA

    (Hawaii, )

    BRIAN MIYAMOTO

    (Hawaii, )

    MELISSA MIYASHIRO

    (Hawaii, )

    FELIPE MONROIG

    (Hawaii, )

    KELLY MOORE

    (Hawaii, )
    • 4078088354

    • 40 Washington Square South, Room 302, New York, New York, 10012, 

    ROBERT MOULD

    (Hawaii, )

    MICAH-SETH MUNEKATA

    MICAH-SETH MUNEKATA

    (Hawaii, )
    Clients:

    JENNIFER MUSE

    (Hawaii, )

    MAKALIKA NAHOLOWAA

    (Hawaii, )

    CYNTHIA NAKAMURA

    (Hawaii, )

    LINDA NAKAMURA

    (Hawaii, )
    • 8085255127

    • 999 Bishop Street, 7th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

    DAVID NAMURA

    (Hawaii, )

    KIM NGUYEN

    (Hawaii, )

    SHELLIE NILES

    (Hawaii, )

    ASHLEY OBREY

    (Hawaii, )
    • 808-848-1266

    • 1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, 

    JOSHUA PARKER

    (Hawaii, )

    JOHN PELE

    (Hawaii, )

    ALBERT PEREZ

    (Hawaii, )

    DEANA PERLMUTTER

    (Hawaii, )

    RANDY PERREIRA

    (Hawaii, )

    JAMIE PERSINGER

    (Hawaii, )

    SHANE PETERS

    (Hawaii, )
    • 8084219879

    • Peters Communications, 3655 Kawelolani Place, 3655 Kawelolani Place, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96816, 

    ELIZABETH PICKETT

    (Hawaii, )

    MATTHEW PRELLBERG

    (Hawaii, )

    JOLYN PRIETO

    (Hawaii, )
    • 8085448300

    • 999 BISHOP STREET, SUITE 1250, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

    VERNON QUIOCHO

    (Hawaii, )

    HILTON RAETHEL

    (Hawaii, )
    • 808-521-8961

    • 707 Richards Street, PH 2, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

    CHRISTIAN RATAJ

    (Hawaii, )

    KATIE REILLY

    (Hawaii, )
    • 571-684-1895

    • 1919 South Eads Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22202, 

    CARMELA RESUMA

    (Hawaii, )

    KEN REYES

    (Hawaii, )

    SALMAH RIZVI

    (Hawaii, )

    JODI ROBINSON

    (Hawaii, )

    BRAD ROCKWELL

    (Hawaii, )

    KATHLEEN ROONEY

    (Hawaii, )
    Clients:

    LINDA ROSEHILL

    (Hawaii, )

    KAUANUI SABAS

    (Hawaii, )
    • 8085310555

    • 888 Mililani Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

    RYAN SAKUDA

    (Hawaii, )

    SCOTT SATO

    (Hawaii, )
    • 8082468220

    • 4463 Pahee Street, Suite 1, Lihue, Hawaii, 96766, 

    TUIA'ANA SCANLAN

    (Hawaii, )
    Clients:

    JONATHAN SCHEUER

    (Hawaii, )

    AMANDA SHAW

    (Hawaii, )

    CARRIE SHIROTA

    (Hawaii, )

    STEVE SHUR

    (Hawaii, )

    CHRISTINA SIMMONS

    (Hawaii, )

    LAUREN SIMPSON-GOMEZ

    LAUREN SIMPSON-GOMEZ

    (Hawaii, )

    MARIAN SMITH

    (Hawaii, )

    JEANNINE SOUKI

    (Hawaii, )

    JONATHAN SPIKER

    (Hawaii, )

    LEILANI STACY

    (Hawaii, )

    JOSHUA STANBRO

    (Hawaii, )

    MAYSANA STANLEY

    (Hawaii, )

      TIARA STARK

      (Hawaii, )

      JOSEPH STEWART

      (Hawaii, )
      • 808-535-5700

      • 999 Bishop Street, Suite 2600, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

      CODY SULA

      (Hawaii, )

      LINDSEY TAKAMATSU

      (Hawaii, )

      ELIZA TALBOT

      (Hawaii, )
      Clients:

      DAVID THORP

      (Hawaii, )
      • 415-389-6800

      • c/o 2350 Kerner Blvd., Suite 250, San Rafael, California, 94901, 

      CATHERINE TITZER

      (Hawaii, )
      • 8085390400

      • Ashford & Wriston LLLP, 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

      OSA TUI

      (Hawaii, )
      • 8088332711

      • 1200 Ala Kapuna Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, 

      JULES UNG

      (Hawaii, )

      KERRIE UROSEVICH

      (Hawaii, )

      KATIA VERAZA

      (Hawaii, )

      LINDSEY WALTER

      (Hawaii, )

      STEVEN WECHSLER

      (Hawaii, )

      VINCE WETZEL

      (Hawaii, )

      AMANDA WHEELER

      (Hawaii, )
      • 4153896800

      • c/o 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste. 250, San Rafael, California, 94901, 

      CHRISTOPHER WIECKING

      CHRISTOPHER WIECKING

      (Hawaii, )
      Clients:

      JENNIFER WILBUR

      (Hawaii, )

      RACHEL WILKINSON

      (Hawaii, )

      JOSHUA WISCH

      (Hawaii, )

      HIDE WU

      (Hawaii, )

      THOMAS YAMACHIKA

      (Hawaii, )
      • 808-536-4587

      • 735 Bishop Street Suite 417, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, 

      MARC YAMANE

      (Hawaii, )

      MARIAH YOSHIZU

      (Hawaii, )
      Clients:

      ALANA YURKANIN

      (Hawaii, )

      LAUREN ZIRBEL

      (Hawaii, )