Hsba Happenings

• Jurisdiction: Hawaii,United States
• Citation: Vol. 23 No. 05
• Publication year: 2019
• topic: Business of Law,Charity and Non-Profit Law,Contracts,Corporate / Commercial,Labor Law,Civil Procedure

HSBA HAPPENINGS

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Board Action

The HSBA Board took the following actions at its meeting in February:

• Voted to expand the mandate of the Fleck subcommittee to develop recommendations for Board consideration regarding the association's organizational structure;

• Voted to agree to (a) be a partner in and market the MoveMeHawaii fundraiser on April 28, along with the Hawaii State Bar Foundation and the Beta Beta Gamma Foundation; and (b) receive a $5 discount for HSBA members on tickets to such event;

• In response to a request from the Collection Law Section regarding the same, voted to submit testimony, if a hearing is scheduled, in support of SB 1286, which raises the district courts'jurisdictional limit for civil actions involving specific performance to $40,000;

• Adopted the recommendation of the HSBA Nominating Committee to nominate the following individuals to the Special Committee on Judicial Performance for terms to begin on March 6, 2019: Clarissa Malinao and Alan Van Etten;

• Adopted the recommendation of the HSBA Nominating Committee to nominate the following individuals to the Commission on Professionalism: Susan Arnett and Jane Kwan to begin on March 14, 2019; Rebecca Copeland and Judith Pavey to begin on April 27, 2019;

• Adopted the recommendation of the Executive Committee to select Wikoff Combs & Company as its new auditor.

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