I wrote a long post several weeks ago about the apparent resignation of Hawaiian attorney Dexter Kaiama, who has been a prominent advocate in the courtroom of the belief that the the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists and that state and federal courts do not have authority over citizens of the Hawaiian nation.
On December 31, he announced his resignation from the practice of law and said he was giving up his law license rather than cooperate with the investigation of a complaint filed against him with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“Attorney known for arguing Hawaiian Kingdom sovereignty gives up his law license“).
Less than two weeks later, on January 11, the Hawaii Supreme Court followed up by issuing an order granting the ODC motion and suspending Kaiama’s license, citing his repeated and ongoing failure to cooperate with ODC, to respond to a legal subpoena that had been issued on October 6, 2022, or to respond to an order to “show cause” why he should not be suspended. The court’s order was effective immediately on entry.
Rule 2.16 of the Rules of the Hawaii Supreme court regarding disbarred or suspended attorneys, cited in the court order, provides, in part:
(a) A disbarred or suspended attorney shall promptly notify by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, all clients being represented in pending matters, other than litigation or administrative proceedings, of theattorney’s disbarment or suspension and consequent inability to act as an attorney after the effective date of the disbarment or suspension and shall advise said clients to seek legal advice elsewhere. A disbarred or suspended attorney shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, each of the attorney’s clients who is involved in pending litigation or administrative proceedings, and the attorney or attorneys for each party and each self-represented party in the pending litigation or administrative proceeding of the attorney’s disbarment or suspension and consequent inability to act as an attorney after the effective date of the disbarment or suspension. The notice to be given to the client shall advise the client of the desirability of the prompt substitution of an other attorney or attorneys in place of the withdrawing attorney.
In the event the client does not obtain substitute counsel before the effective date of the disbarred or suspended attorney to move in the court or agency in which the proceeding is pending for leave to withdraw.Rule 2.16 – Disbarred or suspended attorneys, Haw. R. Sup. Ct. 2.16
Exactly what the actual impact will be isn’t clear. Kaiama doesn’t appear to have taken on any new clients in the past two years, so may not have any active cases to hand off to another attorney, as the rules require.
Kaiama had already largely given up the traditional practice of law, instead treating appearances in court as occasions for repeating arguments which have no legal validity and have never succeeded in court, although they appeal to the sovereignty aspirations of many Hawaiians.
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This is an esoteric milestone in many ways. Likely we’d never have learned these details or had the luxury of clicking on the provided links to learn more…so thanks again to Ian Lind.
This story is minor and not worthy of such attention. Just Hawaiian Sovereignty bashing.
it is definitely not a minor thing.
Major news would be Governor Waihee loosing His license in His old age, for strong arming developers for State permits, with the Lum’s and Wild Cowboy’s while in office and burning so many homeowners in desperation who listened to the “Gov. Waihee-Dubin Hour”.
Mr. Kaiama, Hawaiian who wants help us but denies reality. I’m weary of leaders pretending these Islands are a Kingdom. Everything here is not sacred; not when they leave trash on Maunakea. I’m tired of people changing our language and history to suit their political goals. I’m tired of the segregation that replaced ALOHA. Beneath our skin we are one but we pick apart everything that our kupuna spent generations building. It’s sad they think Hawaiians can’t do complex mathematics, work at observatories. The entire world witnessed Newton, Einstein and quantum mechanics. The future generations of Hawaiians are part of the discoveries. This is reality.
Aloha does and must live,
Hawai’ians are a NATIONALITY….
Good to see inter racial families making plenty babies and teaching Hawai’ian cultural skills, language and critical thinking.
Hopefully the author of this blog will correct his projections of contrivances and embrace, support the true governance of the Kingdom.
to DT – i presume there isn’t evidence of misdeeds by Waihee or if people had evidence, they didn’t want to share it with law enforcement. begs the question of why some people get to have their reputations protected while others do not. do you remember the Katherine Kealoha interview before her trial where she portrayed herself as the victim? that narrative only fell apart when all the details were finally out. kinda the same thing with lawmakers getting actual consequences for bribes because so much is invested in the narratives of goodness about our local people.
Waihee’s participation in luring suffering clients to Gary Dubin on the radio, weekly, herding suffering “Lambs” aka mortgage holders facing foreclosure to slaughter by deceit and failure.
Recalling several posts by Ilind on this site.
getting back to the original comment that the suspension of Kaiama is minor but would be newsworthy if there were consequences for Waihee – doncha need a lawyer to file paperwork to make things happen? did Waihee do any of that? sounds like Durbin and Kaiama for sure were paper filing lawyers so i think my point stands that this IS newsworthy. And not sure how you would get to consequences if Waihee wasn’t similarly filing paperwork for distressed homeowners.