HAWAII RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

The Disciplinary Board has forwarded to the Supreme Court extensive proposed amendments to the Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct.  These proposed amendments have not been approved or posted for comment by the Supreme Court.  However, due to the extent of the proposed amendments and the need to educate HSBA members about these proposals, the ODC and the HSBA have, with the consent of the  Court, posted the proposed amendments on their respective websites for preliminary review. Posted are the following documents:

    Executive Summary of the Recommended Changes       
    Proposed Amendments                       
    Comparison of Proposed HRPC to Current HRPC                
    Comparison of Proposed Table of Contents to Current Table of Contents       

Read the Executive Summary and stay tuned for a discussion of the "hot topics" to be webcast by the HSBA.

Amendments to the Rules of the Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court (March 31, 2011 and December 1, 2011)


DISCIPLINARY ORDERS

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Dennis D. Nishimura (January 17, 2012)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Robert M. M. Seto (January 5, 2012)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Earle A. Partington (November 9, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Richard K. Griffith (October 31, 2011)

Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Public Order of Discipline for Peter C. Hsieh (October 27, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of B. Ladd M. Ueoka (September 14, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Richard Hacker (August 16, 2011)

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Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Cheryl Parkinson Martinsen (August 10, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Richard K. Griffith (August 1, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order  of Disbarment of Terrie Chun (July 19, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Appointment for A. Didrick Castberg, Diane Hastert, The Honorable Leslie Hayashi, The Honorable Evelyn Lance, Eugene Uemura, and Nathan Sult (July 7, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Nathan Paco (June 28, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Damon T. Yonashiro (June 9, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Scott T. Strack (May 27, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Vickery J. Russell (May 23, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Interim Suspension of Frank M. Fernandez (April 18, 2011)

Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Public Reprimand of William Fenton Sink (March 31, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Gary L. Hartman (March 24, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Lee T. Miki (March 24, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Steven R. Lee (March 21, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Danilo T. Aguilar (March 18, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure for Mark F. Buckman (March 9, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension for Janet Clare Miller (March 9, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure for Thomas D. Collins, III (January 3, 2011)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension for Carrie M. Yonemori (December 23, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension for Ronald D.S. Lau (November 24, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Discipline for Steve H. Cedillos (October 28, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Gary A. Modafferi (October 7, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Thomas R. LePage (September 14, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation In Lieu of Discipline for Nathan R. Brenner (July 19, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation In Lieu of Discipline for Curtis T. Narimatsu (July 19, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Gary N. Morikawa (July 19, 2010)

Hawaii Bar Journal Interview of Janet Hunt (July 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Announces Reappointment of Philip Lowenthal, Margaret Masunaga, Clifford Nakea, Jean Rolles and Dean Ochiai to the Disciplinary Board, and appointment of Judith Schevtchuk to the Disciplinary Board (June 30, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Orders Immediate Suspension from the Practice Of Law for Steven B. Songstad (January 14, 2010)

Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation In Lieu of Discipline for Barbara Lee Melvin (December 9, 2009)