NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES
TO THE STATE OF HAWAII
Licensed attorneys who wish to provide legal services to the State for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023, are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications and Expression of Interest to the Attorney General pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §103D–304, as the need arises.
A new statement must be signed and electronically submitted pursuant to this Notice, even if you submitted a statement in the past. Attorneys from the same firm must submit separate statements. Please submit your statement(s) electronically to: HAWAIIAG@HAWAII.GOV. In the SUBJECT LINE, please indicate STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION FOR FY2023-2024. A confirmation will be sent.
In the past, we have contracted for legal services in the following areas. Attorneys may list other areas of practice but are limited to no more than three areas.
Administrative Law and Hearings Officer Investment and Public Financing Counsel (including
Appellate Practice negotiating, documenting, and closing investment-
Bankruptcy/Receiverships related transactions, such as investment
Charities Regulation and Enforcement management agreements, private equity, and
Civil Litigation (including Second Amendment, hedge fund investments; bond counsel,
constitutional litigation, construction litigation, investment banking, and financing leases)
civil rights, collections, tort law, products liability, Labor Law (Including unemployment law,
professional malpractice, employment litigation) workers’ compensation, ERISA, Social Security Act)
Complex Civil Litigation (including plaintiff’s qui tam, Public Benefits Law (including ADA, § 504,
False Claims Act, UDAP, antitrust, mass torts, IDEA – special education, public assistance)
class actions) Public Utilities and Energy Law
Construction Law Real Property and Environmental Law (including
Criminal Law (including criminal prosecutions, financing, development, subdivisions,
defense, appeals) conveyances, transactions, permits, Native
Employment Law Rights, historical preservation, land-use law,
Family Law (including Hawaii domestic relations commercial leasing, time share, water law,
orders, probate law, guardianships, ACT orders, real-property acquisitions and encumbrances)
estates and trusts, Chapter 334, mental health Securities Law
Federal Legislation Taxation (including enforcement and collection
Health Law (including hospital administration and of Hawaii Taxes, and prosecution and
management, Affordable Care Act, Health defense of State Tax Appeals
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- Technology Law (including information and
HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid) computer technology law, computer litigation
Immigration Law and cyber security; telecommunications law
Insurance (including fixed wire, cable, internet, satellite,
Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, e911 law)), communications law
copyrights, licensing, & Transactional law, including business law
contract negotiations/drafting) contracts, corporate law,
International Law (including international trade) financial institutions/banking
Transportation Law (including aviation law,
maritime law, admiralty)
Statement forms are available at http://ag.hawaii.gov/employment.
Your completed statements must be electronically received by the Hawaii State Department of the Attorney General by 11:59PM Friday, June 2, 2023, to be eligible for consideration for the entire fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024. NO HARD COPIES, CDs, OR FACSIMILES SHALL BE ACCEPTED.
A statement electronically received after June 2, 2023, will be considered a “late submittal” for the balance of the fiscal year as follows:
A late submittal received between: Will be considered beginning:
June 3, 2023 – September 1, 2023 October 1, 2023
September 2, 2023 – December 1, 2023 January 1, 2024
December 2, 2023 – March 1, 2024 April 1, 2024
(WHT1413357 4/30/23)
