Kamalolo K. Koanui-Kong
Kamalolo K. Koanui-Kong is an insurance defense litigation associate with Gallagher Kane Amai, focusing on personal injury and commercial general liability matters. Ms. Koanui-Kong earned her Juris Doctorate in 2017 from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, with a certificate in Native Hawaiian Law. Ms. Koanui-Kong is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama Campus, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Hawaiian Language from the Kawaihuelani School of Hawaiian Knowledge from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. 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 and is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.
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 and is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.
Michelle H. Takahashi
Michelle H. Takahashi is a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 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 Hawaiʻi. She also served as a law clerk at the Hawaii Labor Relations Board during law school.
Ms. Takahashi practices in the area of insurance defense focusing on personal injury and commercial general liability matters. She also has experience handling cases involving workers’ compensation and social security disability claims.
Ms. Takahashi is licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in the State of Hawaii and is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.
Ms. Takahashi practices in the area of insurance defense focusing on personal injury and commercial general liability matters. She also has experience handling cases involving workers’ compensation and social security disability claims.
Ms. Takahashi is licensed to practice law in all State and Federal Courts in the State of Hawaii and is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.