by Ethan Okura | Feb 11, 2020 | Estate Planning
On December 20, 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was signed into law by President Trump. The SECURE Act makes some really big changes to the way that retirement accounts must be distributed—especially after the original... by Ethan Okura | Jan 15, 2020 | Estate Planning, Estate Taxes and Gift Taxes
2020 ESTATE PLANNING UPDATE By Ethan R. Okura Happy New Year! Here is the 2020 update on important numbers used in Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning in Hawaii. How much money and property can one have at death without paying estate taxes? At the end of 2017,... 
by Ethan Okura | Jul 15, 2019 | Estate Planning
The world today is increasingly interconnected. Global travel is commonplace these days, as is moving to another country for work or other opportunities. International marriages are also more commonplace. So, what do these facts have to do with estate planning? All of... 
by Ethan Okura | Jun 7, 2019 | Estate Planning
FRAUDULENT STUDENT LOANS AND IDENTITY THEFT By: Ethan R. Okura Sometimes you can do everything right, but have everything go horribly wrong. Sometimes you do nothing at all, and still have everything go very wrong. In the United States, you’re supposed to be innocent... 
by Ethan Okura | Apr 11, 2019 | Estate Planning
Many of my past columns have focused on how to structure your estate plan to protect your home. I’ve discussed protecting your primary residence and other real property from probate through the use of revocable and irrevocable trusts, through joint ownership or... 
by Ethan Okura | Mar 11, 2019 | Estate Planning
By: Ethan R. Okura Back in December of 2009, my father, Sanford K. Okura, wrote an excellent article titled “Tenants by the Entirety.” It explained the pros and cons of holding property as “tenants by the entirety” as opposed to holding them in revocable trust(s). At...