Hawaii property owners are not liable for injury or death to trespassers who the owner could not reasonably anticipate would be on the property, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals has ruled. The case, Winfrey v. GGP Ala Moana, involved a woman who died after apparently crawling through duct...

The anti-discrimination provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act do not apply to the selection of roommates, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The case, Fair Housing Council v. Roommate.com, arose from a website that received about 40,000 visits a day from people looking for roommat...

The Hawaii State Legislature is once again considering bills to change the terms of commercial and industrial leases in Hawaii. House Bill 1829 requires lessors of business and industrial property to give the lessee the “option to renew the lease according to terms that are fair and reasonabl...

In a surprising decision, the Ninth Circuit ruled that individuals who bought homes in new developments can sue developers for selling nearby houses to people who couldn’t afford them. In Maya v. Centex Corp., the Ninth Circuit held that the plaintiffs had standing to sue developers for marke...

The State’s new Facility Renovation Partnership Program could create attractive investment opportunities for savvy investor/developers who can efficiently manage repair and renovation work.The new program created by the 2011 Hawaii State Legislature is an innovative approach to the State&rsquo...