Author: Gary Galiher, Attorney at Law

  • New Data on Asbestos Exposure

    A new data analysis indicates that the potential for asbestos exposure in Hawai‘i and the U.S. Pacific Islands could be significantly higher than previously thought. The finding is serious as the latency period between exposure and disease with asbestos can be up to 50 years or more. Shipbuilding and repair facilities located in the islands…

  • Asbestos – Not a Thing of the Past

    New data indicates that the asbestos exposure in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands could be significantly higher than previously thought. The finding is serious, as the latency (delayed time period) between exposure and asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can be up to 50 years or more. Seniors who worked or lived near shipbuilding…