HAWAII LAW DIGEST REVISER Carlsmith Ball LLP 1001 Bishop Street ASB Tower, Suite 2200 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Telephone: 808-523-2500 Fax: 808-523-0842 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.carlsmith.com Reviser Profile The law firm of Carlsmith Ball LLP was established in 1857 in Hawaii. The firm currently has 101 (as of 9/15/06) attorneys in eight offices located throughout Hawaii, in Guam, Saipan and Los Angeles. We practice in the areas of Admiralty & Maritime, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy and Workouts, Corporate and Business, Civil & Commercial Litigation, Energy, Environmental, Hospitality, Real Property, Tax & Estate Planning, Labor & Employment Law, and Technology. Our firm assists businesses in solving problems or concerns that arise in the course of business operations. The attorneys in this firm concentrate primarily in business law and have extensive experience with commercial activities in the Pacific Region. Our clientele includes businesses from the construction, health care, retail, real estate, transportation, maritime, media, agricultural, education, tourism, hospitality, insurance, entertainment, and finance industries, among others. Our understanding of the Pacific Region, including extensive foreign language capabilities, allows us to offer a unique combination of technical skills and practical experience to serve legal and business needs. Our extensive experience and long-established working relationships with regulators in our jurisdictions allows us to provide cost-effective representation for our clients. HAWAII LAW DIGEST (The following is a list of all Categories and Topics, including cross-references, covered in this Digest.) Category/Topic Page Category/Topic Page INTRODUCTION STAY OF EXECUTION ........................... 17 GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL SYSTEM .................. 1 SUBMISSION OF CONTROVERSY ...................