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10 MIDWEEK AUGUST 11, 2021
IJasmine Wong and Kelcie Nagata
(From left) Nelisa Asato, secretary, Young Lawyers Division; Mayor Rick Blangiardi; Jasmine Wong, vice president, YLD; and Lisa Yang, O‘ahu director, YLD; at last week’s Law Week proclamation ceremony. PHOTO COURTESY HSBA/ YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
f you’ve ever had a legal question and derie, provide professional development and weren’t sure about how to get the an- promote public welfare.
swer, this week is the your chance to Jasmine Wong of Hawaiian Electric serves
ation, and become more involved with the many events and programs that YLD and the HSBA host,” Nagata explains.
ask away. It’s Law Week, and volunteer as vice president of the YLD’s board, and
The purpose of Law Week is to provide pro bono legal information to the public across the state. Typically, the week would include pop-up booths throughout the com- munity at which volunteer attorneys would answer questions on topics ranging from traf- fic court issues to family law. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, YLD has had to restrict the number of pop-up events to the one at Kaka‘ako Farmers Market. While this is a scaled-down affair, YLD is eager to have the public participate in Law Week.
attorneys will be on-hand in various ways to help people with their queries.
Kelcie Nagata of Bronster Fujichaku Rob- bins, A Law Corp. is one of six elected di- rectors for the island of O‘ahu. Like the other member attorneys, both value the experience of being a part of YLD, as well as the oppor- tunity the group provides in giving back to the community.
In addition to a series of topics that will be covered on KHON2 this week via expanded Law Lines coverage through Aug. 13, Law Week culminates with an Ask-A-Lawyer booth at Kaka‘ako Farmers Market, 8 a.m.- noon on Aug. 14.
“After graduating from law school, I worked part-time at a local law firm and met other attorneys that were involved with the YLD. They encouraged me to attend YLD events as a new attorney, and since then I’ve gradually gotten more involved over the years,” Wong states.
HSBA’s community service and outreach programs, and its been a pleasure to serve my community through our many commu- nity projects,” Wong adds.
Law Week is an effort coordinated by the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawai‘i State Bar Association. The division is a part of the HSBA in which all new attorneys serve — those that have been practicing for less than five years or until the end of the calendar year in which they turn 36 years old.
“I decided to run for a position in YLD to become more involved with the bar associ-
“Being a part of the YLD has been a great way to not only provide a space for young lawyers to learn and grow, but also provide access to the law to our wider island com- munities. The YLD spearheads many of the
In addition to Law Week, YLD also spear- heads two other initiatives throughout the year: the Hawai‘i State High School Mock Trial competition and the staffing of the reg- ular Legal Lines hotline hours (Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.). For more information on Law Week, call 808-537-1868.
The purpose of YLD is to foster camara-
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