Kainoa Souza
Attorney, probate and guardianship
Kainoa walks families through the weeks after a death, and through guardianship when no one signed any papers.
Bar, courts and schooling
Bar admissions
Hawaii
2018
Courts
Hawaii state courts
2018
U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
2019
Education
J.D.
2017
B.A.
2013
Languages
English
Hawaiian
Conversational
Memberships
Hawaii State Bar Association
A list for the hardest weeks
Kainoa works with families at the hardest and most practical moments: the weeks after someone has died, and the days after a parent can no longer decide for themselves. He writes a one-page list at the first meeting, with what has a deadline and what can wait.
He also helps families with land that has passed through many hands and is now in many names. He says the work is mostly patience, a lot of family history and a careful search of the records.
Meet Kainoa about what happens next
Tell him who’s gone and what’s pressing, and he’ll list the next three steps.