ASSOCIATES
Kamalolo K. Koanui-Kong is an insurance defense litigation associate with Gallagher Kane, focusing on personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, products liability, commercial general liability matters, and insurance coverage. Ms. Koanui-Kong has handled multiple appeals to the Intermediate Court of Appeals and the Hawaii Supreme Court. She has bench trial experience, as well as extensive experience in arbitrations with the Hawaii State Court Annexed Arbitration Program.
Ms. Koanui-Kong earned her Juris Doctorate in 2017 from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with a certificate in Native Hawaiian Law. Ms. Koanui-Kong is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama Campus, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Hawaiian Language from the Kawaihuelani School of Hawaiian Knowledge from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Ms. Koanui-Kong is bilingual and fluent in the Hawaiian language.
While attending law school, Ms. Koanui-Kong served as an extern for the Honorable Jeannette H. Castagnetti at the First Circuit Court of the State of Hawaii. Ms. Koanui-Kong also clerked for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in its Advocacy division during law school. She was selected to serve as a leader of the student-led organization 'Ahahui o Hawai'i and participated and competed on her law school's Native American Moot Court team.
Ms. Koanui-Kong is licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in the State of Hawaii. She is also licensed to practice law in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.
Kamalolo K. Koanui-Kong is an insurance defense litigation associate with Gallagher Kane, focusing on personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, products liability, commercial general liability matters, and insurance coverage. Ms. Koanui-Kong has handled multiple appeals to the Intermediate Court of Appeals and the Hawaii Supreme Court. She has bench trial experience, as well as extensive experience in arbitrations with the Hawaii State Court Annexed Arbitration Program.
Ms. Koanui-Kong earned her Juris Doctorate in 2017 from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with a certificate in Native Hawaiian Law. Ms. Koanui-Kong is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama Campus, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Hawaiian Language from the Kawaihuelani School of Hawaiian Knowledge from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Ms. Koanui-Kong is bilingual and fluent in the Hawaiian language.
While attending law school, Ms. Koanui-Kong served as an extern for the Honorable Jeannette H. Castagnetti at the First Circuit Court of the State of Hawaii. Ms. Koanui-Kong also clerked for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in its Advocacy division during law school. She was selected to serve as a leader of the student-led organization 'Ahahui o Hawai'i and participated and competed on her law school's Native American Moot Court team.
Ms. Koanui-Kong is licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in the State of Hawaii. She is also licensed to practice law in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.
Michelle H. Takahashi
Michelle H. Takahashi is a litigation associate with Gallagher Kāne, AAL, ALC. She practices in the area of insurance defense focusing on personal injury, premises liability, property damage, and commercial general liability matters. As an experienced litigator, Michelle has successfully handled serious injury and wrongful death cases, defended against class actions, and obtained favorable defense decisions at both arbitration and bench trials. She has also been coverage counsel in declaratory relief and bad faith defense in both the first party and third party context, and has a depth of experience handling cases involving workers' compensation and social security disability claims.
Ms. Takahashi is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, where she also received her undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Speech. While attending law school, Ms. Takahashi served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Rhonda A. Nishimura (ret.) Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai'i. She also served as a law clerk at the Hawaii Labor Relations Board during law school.
Ms. Takahashi is licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in the State of Hawaii, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.