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United States of America v. Brian Matsudo, Marshall Scott, Raheem Wells
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Scheme to Defraud Department of Veterans Affairs of Over $9.1M Three Individuals Charged in Scheme to Defraud Department of Veterans Affairs of Over $9.1M ...
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( 05-02-2025 - HI)

D.R. v. T.R.
Hilo, Hawaii family law husband and wife with out layers in a divorce action. D.R. filed for divorce from T.R. on October 27, 2022. A divorce decree was entered on December 13, 2022. According to the transcript of a June 1, 2023 hearing, D.R. filed a number of post-decree motions: "request for modification, motion to seal, motion to dismiss [T.R.J's motion, motion for post-decree relief,...
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( 04-10-2025 - HI)

State of Hawaii v. Gordon Cordeiro
Maui, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Gordon Cordeiro, age 52, was convicted for a murder he did not commit and spent 30 years in prison before being exonerated an release when DNA evidence established that he was not the killer. Gordon Cordeiro, was convicted in October 1998 for the August 1994 murder of Timothy Blaisdell in an appa...
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( 02-22-2025 - HI)

United States of America v. Jonathan Farr
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Honolulu Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison for Child Exploitation of Multiple Minors Acting United States Attorney Kenneth M. Sorens...
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( 02-19-2025 - HI)

United States of America v. John B. Stancil
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering Miske Enterprise Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Acting United States Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenso...
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( 02-13-2025 - HI)

United States of America v. Maliu Tauheluhelu
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking And Illegal Gambling Charges Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking And Illegal Gambling Charges Maliu...
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( 01-24-2025 - HI)

State of Hawaii v. Joshua Masuda-Mercado
Hilo, Hawai'i criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14. A jury found 45-year-old Joshua Masuda-Mercado of Kailua-Kona guilty of continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14 and attempted sexual assault in the first degree on Wednesday in Kona Circuit Court, according to Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen. ...
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( 01-21-2025 - HI)

United States of America v. Christopher A. Mazzei, Erin V. Mazzei,
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money launderingDefrauding Paycheck Protection Program California Couple Sentenced for Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program ...
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( 01-10-2025 - HI)

United States of America v. Christopher A. Mazzei, Erin V. Mazzei
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with California Couple Sentenced for Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program Senior United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced Christopher A. M...
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( 01-10-2025 - HI)

Juliana Alfieri v. United States Automobile Association
Honolulu, Hawaii insurance lawyer represented represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory. * * * PROCEDURAL LAW. DISMISSAL OF APPEAL. The case involves the dismissal of an appeal with prejudice based on a stipulation between the parties under Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 42(a), where the parties agreed to bear their own attorneys' fees ...
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( 01-06-2025 - HI)

United States of America v. Blane Apostadiro
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Possessing and Discharging Firearm Oahu Man Indicted for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Possessing and Discharging Firearm...
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( 12-19-2024 - HI)

State of Hawaii v. Alika K. Amasiu
Wailuku, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a first-degree assault. Amasiu was charged with Assault in the First Degree, which is a class B felony. HRS § 707-710 (2014). A prosecution for a class B felony "must be commenced within three years after it is committed[.]" HRS § 701-108(2)(d). This "period of limitation does not ...
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( 11-15-2024 - HI)

Child Support Enforcement Agency, State of Hawaii v. I.S.
Honolulu, Hawaii family law lawyer represented the Defendant on a child support question. Mother is a responsible parent[2] under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 576E. On August 5, 2021, she asked the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) for a "modification of child support due to income change." The Office of Child Support Hearings (OCSH) held hearings on Janu...
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( 11-13-2024 - HI)

State of Hawaii v. Tyler Benjamin Nichols
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault agaist a law enforcement officer in the second-degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) 707-712.6 (20140. ...
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( 11-07-2024 - HI)

United States of America v. Daniel Avendano-Silva and Yesica Villanueava-Martinez
Honolulu, Hawaii immigration criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with being in the United States without authorization. Petitioners came separately to the United States from Mexico as minors. Both entered without legal authorization and remain here illegally, having been in the United States for decades. They have three children born in the ...
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( 10-25-2024 - HI)

Denise Eiland v. Island Paradise Investments Limited Partnership
Honolulu, Hawaii civil rights employment discrimination lawyer represented the Plaintiff. Employment discrimination law prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on certain characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. This includes hiring, firing, promotions, pay, benefits, training, and othe...
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( 10-18-2024 - HI)

United States of America v. Reinald Yamada
Honolulu, Hawaii conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute meth. ...
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( 10-18-2024 - HI)

United States of America v. Andre Fulton, II
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Theft from Government ...
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( 09-29-2024 - HI)


Kailua, Hawaii zoning lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued challenging ordinance banning short-term rental of agricultural land for vacation rentals. Hawai‘i land use is broadly guided by state law. The counties play an important role, however. They propose land use maps to the State, implement the land use scheme through zoning ordinances, and carve out p...
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( 09-26-2024 - HI)

United States of America v. Markeith Candler
St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug crimes and possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. ...
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( 09-19-2024 - HI)

United States of America v. Henry K. Lii
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Firearm ...
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( 09-17-2024 - HI)

United States of America v. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Espionage ...
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( 09-11-2024 - HI)

State of Hawai'i v. Marlin L. Lavoie
Maui, Hawaii manslaughter criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. Marlin L. Lavoie pleaded guilty to Count One - Manslaughter, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-702(2) (2014);[2] Count Two - Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony, in violation of HRS § 134-21(a) (2023);[3] and Count Three - Ownership or Possessi...
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( 08-19-2024 - HI)

United States of America v. Brent Leroy Gaston
Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Child Enticement ...
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( 08-09-2024 - HI)

Herbert R. Kasnetz v. Deborah A. Kasnetz
Honolulu, Hawaii divorce lawyers represented the Plaintiff and the Defendant in a dissolution action. ...
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( 07-23-2024 - HI)

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