Katherine Kama‘ema‘e Smith | Feb 4, 2020 | Cover Story, February - March 2020
Dying at home can be traumatic for loved ones. We long for a peaceful walk into a beautiful sunset. But most have never seen anyone die and that first indelible experience will stick with us. We may wish to die in our sleep, suffer an accident where we “never knew what happened” or drop dead while enjoying a favorite activity. But the odds are even — just as many people suffer and fight death to the last breath. Loved ones who witness such death throes simply don’t talk about it.
Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Dec 2, 2018 | Dec 2018 Jan 2019, Wisdoms
Is estate planning really all about “who gets my stuff”? Your assets may be important, but when you sift through the reasons for doing estate planning, you may find that identifying who gets your stuff takes a distant back seat to far more important considerations.
Stephen B. Yim, Attorney at Law | Sep 27, 2018 | October - November 2018, Wisdoms
It is not just families who disagree about the interpretation of legal documents. There seems to be tension among estate planning attorneys in regard to recommending that clients write down their heartfelt intentions to accompany those documents. Many lawyers believe that it is the form that is most important — that the written legal language will communicate their client’s heartfelt wishes. Others believe that, no matter how carefully written, the form alone cannot transfer intention.
Staff of Clay Chapman Iwamura Pulice & Nervell, Attorneys at Law | Jul 29, 2018 | August - September 2018, Wisdoms
Only one out of every 44 cases of financial abuse among the elderly ever gets reported and even fewer make it to trial. This is the true story of one of those cases.
Stephen B. Yim, Attorney at Law | Jul 26, 2017 | Aug-Sept 2017, Wisdoms
By Stephen B. Yim, Attorney at Law I often stare, somewhat embarrassed, at my creation of legal documents on behalf of my clients — especially after I explain my role — to clearly speak clients’ intentions at a time when they can no longer speak. Inevitably, the black...
Stephen B. Yim, Attorney at Law | Dec 1, 2013 | Articles, December - January 2014, Wisdoms
siblingship [sib-ling-ship] noun (November 9, 2013): 1. The state of being related or interrelated 2. A state of affairs existing between one of two or more individuals having one common parent. You will not find this word in the dictionary — it is a new word as of...