PMKC sponsored the HUGS Mom’s Night Out on September 12th. The moms were excited to be treated to an evening of  dinner and games at Dave & Busters.  They enjoyed the night out and spending time together laughing.  PMKC is a proud supporter of HUGS (Help, Understanding & Group Support), a Hawaii nonprofit organization assisting families with seriously ill children.  https://www.hugshawaii.org/

 

 

PMKC Partner Christian P. Porter was a featured panelist at the Hawaiian Properties Annual Seminar for Board Members held on August 9th.  Porter discussed various new laws enacted related to condominium governance and answered questions about vacation rentals as part of the 2019 Legislative wrap up.

PMKC Senior Associate Seth Harris was a featured speaker at the Leeward Regional Group of the Honolulu Board of Realtors meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.  Harris reviewed the Financial Restraining Order Act 213 and discussed common problems realtors encounter when selling real property in divorce situations and how to proactively prevent situations that will ultimately slow down the process of real estate sales.

PMKC Partner R. Laree McGuire spoke with Jane Sugimura on ThinkTech Hawaii’s Condo Insider on May 23, 2019. McGuire discussed Senate Bill 551 which deals with nonjudicial foreclosures and what it means to condo owners and associations.

 

 

Porter McGuire Kiakona & Chow, LLP is pleased to announce that Partner R. Laree McGuire recently been appointed to the Legislative Action Committee for the Hawaii Branch of Community Associations Institute (CAI). As a member, McGuire will draft legislative testimony, attend legislative hearings on various bills related to community and condominium associations and assist in drafting potential legislation.

She has also been appointed for a one-year term to the Hawaii Council of Community Associations (HCCA) board.

McGuire has more than 20 years of expertise in condominium and community association law and co-founded Porter McGuire Kiakona & Chow, LLP.  The firm has been in existence since 1981.