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Elder Law Resource Guide

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This reference guide identifies selected sources on elder law issues in Hawai‘i. Resources listed in this guide are available at all of the court libraries in the Hawai‘i State Law Library System, unless otherwise noted. This finding aid is not exhaustive, and is meant to be used as a starting point for research on this topic.

Notes: The information in brackets [ ] indicates the call number. SCLL=Supreme Court Law Library on Oahu, 2d=Maui, 3d=Hilo, K=Kona, 5th=Kauai.
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Hawaii Elder Law Resources | Secondary Sources | Agencies and Organizations | Electronic Resources

Hawaii Elder Law Resources

1. Bivens, Stephanie Ann. Advanced issues in Hawaii elder law. National Business Institute, 2005.
   [RefRm KFH81 A4 B54]

2. Conrad, John R. Hawaii elder law: the basics and beyond. National Business Institute, 1991.
   [KFH81 A4 H31]

3. Elder law and Medicaid planning update seminar. Hawaii State Bar Association. Continuing Legal Education, 2001.
   [KFH81 A4 H34] Available at 2d.

4. Pietsch, James H. The Akamai kupuna: a legal handbook for Hawaii's older adults, 7th ed. Hawaii Judiciary, 1994.
   [RefRm KFH81 A4 P61]

5. Pietsch, James H. and Lenora H. Lee. Deciding "what if?": a legal handbook for Hawai‘i's caregivers, families and older persons. University of Hawai‘i Elder Law Program, February 2006.
   [RefRm KFH81 A4 P63 2006]

6. Pietsch, James H. and Lenora H. Lee. The elder law Hawai‘i handbook: protecting your health, wealth and personal wishes. University of Hawaii Press, 1998.
   [RefRm KFH81 A4 P62]

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Secondary Sources

1. Encyclopedias:

   • Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
     [Ref KF387 G13] Available at SCLL.
     [New electronic version available through Hawaii State Public Library System's "Gale Virtual Reference Library"]
     Subject Heading: Retirement and Aging

   • West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd ed. Thomson/Gale, 2005.
     [KF154 W52]
     Available at SCLL
     Subject Heading: Elder Law

2. Manuals:

   • Jasper, Margaret C. Elder Law, 2nd ed. Oceana Publications, 2001.
     [Ref KF209 L52 J31] Available at SCLL
     Provides information which will give senior citizens a general understanding of their rights under the law.

   • Jasper, Margaret C. Social security law, 2nd ed. Oceana Publications, 2004.
     [REF KF209 L52 J31 no. 61] Available at SCLL
     Discusses the individual programs administered by the SSA, such as retirement pension benefits, medicare, supplemental security income, survivor benefits, and disability benefits. Provides sample forms and documents.

   • Social security law and practice West Group, 1997.
     [KF3646.5 S62 (non/circ)]
     Provides information on Social Security law. Includes sample SSA forms and the full-text of selected provisions of the USCA and CFR.

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Agencies and Organizations

1. City and County of Honolulu
   Community Services Department
   Elderly Affairs Division
   715 S. King Street
   Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

2. County Offices of Community Assistance
   Agency on Elderly Affairs
   Pi‘ikoi Building
   4444 Rice Street, Suite 330
   Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii 96766

3. County of Maui
   Department of Housing and Human Concerns
   2200 Main Street
   One Main Plaza Building, Suite 546
   Wailuku, HI 96793

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Electronic Resources

Note: These resources are available for public use at the Hawaii State Law Libraries at no charge. Printing is 15¢ per page.

• Hein-On-line
  Provides full text articles from more than 1000 legal periodicals with coverage from the inception of each journal through the current year. Searchable database.
• LegalTrac
  An electronic periodical index that uses keywords and subject headings to search for law review and legal journal articles.
• Michie's Hawaii Primary Law
  Web-based searching for Hawai'i Appellate Court Opinions from 1847 to the present, Hawai'i Court Rules Annotated, and Hawai'i Revised Statutes Annotated
• Premise
  A CD-ROM database available for searching Hawai‘i and federal cases, Hawai‘i laws and court rules, and legal encyclopedias.
• RIA Checkpoint
  Comprehensive tax research source providing keyword searching for tax decisions and regulations.
• Shepard’s
  Used to determine whether a case, statute, or regulation is “good law” and provides references to later cases and other legal resources. You must have a legal citation, not a case name, already in hand to use this service.
• Westlaw
  A web-based electronic database used to find federal and 50-states cases, court rules, administrative regulations, and selected law review articles.

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