by michelle | Apr 6, 2018 | News, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives
Legislative Update: New Death With Dignity Law Passed By Ethan R. Okura Recently, the Hawaii State Legislature passed a bill that gives terminally ill patients an option to take prescription medication that will cause them to pass away peacefully in their...
by michelle | Mar 29, 2018 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Medicaid and Nursing Home Costs, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives, Trusts and Wills
WHAT OUT OF STATE CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW TO HELP THEIR AGING PARENTS IN HAWAII By Ethan R. Okura We often have clients who raised their families here in Hawaii, and then sent their children off to the mainland or elsewhere in the world to pursue their...
by Ethan Okura | May 27, 2015 | Estate Planning, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives
I often encounter clients (or their families) who have some confusion about their rights and responsibilities as a legal representative of a family member or friend. Usually, the person is named as an agent under a financial power of attorney or a...
by Ethan Okura | Mar 7, 2014 | Estate Planning, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives, Trusts and Wills
“Thou know’st ’tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.” -William Shakespeare (Hamlet) Death. This is a difficult topic to think about. Most of us spend most of our lives enjoying work, hobbies,...
by michelle | Oct 25, 2013 | Estate Planning, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives
DIFFERENT TYPES OF AGENCY: ATTORNEY-IN-FACT VS. TRUSTEE By Ethan R. Okura Clients often come to me confused about the different ways their loved ones can act for them if they become incapacitated (or how they can act on behalf of their family members). Today...
by Sanford Okura | Jun 15, 2012 | Estate Planning, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives
THE DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY – PART 2 Not all Powers of Attorney are of equal quality. You need a carefully written Power of Attorney which contains special wording for estate planning situations. A Power of Attorney does not give the...
