Our 2018 schedule of planned RPFSS events is currently as follows: Brown Bag Schedule: Friday, Jan. 19 – Ray Iwamoto, Local Counsel Opinions Friday, Feb. 23 – Ted Shirashi, Hawaii Dept. of Tax – HARPTA and Conveyance Tax Friday, Mar. 16 – Jim Kawachika, Ethics for Transactional Lawyers Friday, Apr. 20 – Dathan Choy and Carole Richelieu (DCCA Real Estate Branch),...
Read MoreOur February 23 Brown Bag presentation by Ted Shiraishi of the Hawaii Department of Taxation was well attended. Ted braved the many questions posed by our members and graciously followed up with these responses: Whether a lease that has a 3 year term with two one year options is subject to conveyance tax. A lease is subject to conveyance tax if the full unexpired term is 5 years or more. A...
Read MoreThe handouts for our 2018 January through April Brown Bags have been posted to our Archives page.
Read MoreThe RPFSS Bylaws were amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2018. Special thanks are due to Board Members Connie Chang and Kekoa Keiley for spearheading this effort.
Read MoreLocal Counsel Opinions Presented by Raymond S. Iwamoto, Esq., Schlack Ito, A Limited Liability Law Company Date/Time: Friday, January 19, 2018 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Place: HSBA Conference Room (1100 Alakea Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813) Hawaii real estate attorneys often provide third party legal opinions in connection with loan transactions. This practice continues to...
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