Okura & Assoc.

My husband and I have been working with Okura Law over many years after we were first introduced to them at an estate planning seminar. Every encounter has been positive, and all staff were professional, friendly and provided high quality service. They individualized estate plans for us and were extremely patient in understanding our life situations/needs, clarifying and answering our many questions. Thank you everyone at Okura Law!

It was my pleasure to work with Okura & Associates over several months in the Fall of 2023 to establish an estate plan and Trust. Each and every legal and admin person I worked with was exceptionally competent, knowledgeable, helpful and patient with all my many questions. Mahalo nui to Melissa, Ethan, Michelle and all the office staff. The finished product we developed is extensive and gives me peace of mind.

We will be forever grateful to Okura & Associates for helping our family! They have truly been a blessing and words cannot describe how much we appreciate all their guidance and support. Navigating through all the legal aspects of estate planning and Medicaid law was very daunting. Okura & Associates were our saviors and there with us every step of the way. They were always available to answer our questions and explained everything thoroughly in an easy to understand way. We never felt pressured and always felt that they had our best interest at heart. Because of their knowledge and experience, we achieved a positive outcome with our Medicaid application in only a few months. We highly recommend Okura & Associates!!

Enormous thanks to Vickie Sakamaki and the Okura team for handling my mother's estate. They were always on top of everything, super helpful answering questions, and frankly they saved us a lot of money from what I've found. While not a specifically a complex estate, we had the problem of her passing during lockdown and all the beneficiaries being on the mainland. Vickie was so comforting and calm, helped us understand how to handle all the matters including mainland investments. She was especially fantastic handling hangups with a very obstinate bank.

I heard of Ethan through his “Estate-Planning Insights” articles in the Hawaii Herald and decided to have a consultation with him to see if he could help us prepare in the event my mom would need Medicaid assistance in the future. He took a look at my mom’s financials and a life estate plan she set up many years ago. He told us the life estate has changed and does not offer the same protection that it once did. For anyone that has life estate, please see Ethan for a review to see if there are any changes that might affect you and to take corrective action if needed. Through his wisdom, Ethan has planned our family’s future with a strategy we are we are well prepared for. Thank you Ethan and Chanelle.