We are happy to announce Donna V. Payesko has been appointed by Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi as an advisory member of the Committee on Aging of the Hawaii County Office of Aging (HCOA). As stated on the HCOA website, “the HCOA was established in 1966 and serves to represent the County of Hawai’i in the planning, coordination, advocacy, and administration of programs for older persons in the county.”  The Committee on Aging assists the HCOA “in carrying out its planning responsibilities.”  We congratulate Donna on her commitment to serve these members of our community in this way. Donna and one other new committee member were welcomed in this month’s HCOA newsletter. See the complete newsletter here.

Hawai’i’s largest daily newspaper, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, featured Darl C. Gleed in its January 10, 2015 Akamai Money column.   The article was based on a series of questions posed by reporter Kathryn Mykleseth on the subject of legal planning for the transition to assisted living.  Mykleseth, who typically relies on Honolulu attorneys and financial experts for her weekly column, learned of Darl while reading his profile and his legal articles on the Avvo.com website.  Although Darl has clients in Honolulu, Mykleseth was unaware that Darl C. Gleed & Associates was located on the Big Island and she initially requested that Darl meet her to discuss the article.  The press deadline left no time for air travel between the islands so after telephone calls and email exchanges, Mykleseth put together her nicely written column.  Our office has already received several emails from readers and many of our existing clients have requested copies of the article.  The Article is available at the Star-Advertiser’s News Direct site by navigating on the calendar to January 10th and turning to page D2.

One interesting subject in the column involves the decision to sell (or not to sell) the family residence when a couple or individual have decided to move to an assisted living center.  Darl emphasizes that the decision not to sell the home may often be the best choice after considering the capital gain taxes and given that recent changes in the estate tax laws may make it more advantageous to have children (or others) inherit the home.

If you are considering assisted living and wish to meet with one of our attorneys, please call and schedule a no-obligation meeting to discuss the best alternative for your particular situation.

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or by calling our office at (808) 329-6600.

You can reserve your seat(s) by using this online form:

or by calling our office at (808) 329-6600.

On June 12, 2015, attorney Donna Payesko presented an informational seminar as part of the Hawaii County Office of Aging’s Caregiver Conference held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Donna educated caregivers about the importance of having up to date estate planning documents. Conference attendees were provided blank Advance Health Care Directive and Uniform Statutory Power of Attorney forms, as well as assistance with filling them out. Board members reported that all feedback they received from those in attendance about Donna’s presentation was complementary. We were also informed that the presentation received high ratings on conference attendee evaluations. Great Job Donna! Thanks for representing the firm in such a great way and for being a service to our Hawaii community.