About Cades Schutte LLP

Cades Schutte LLP is Hawai‘i’s largest full-service law firm, serving businesses, families, and institutions across the islands for over a century. Founded in 1922, the firm has become a cornerstone of the state’s legal community, delivering sophisticated legal solutions rooted in integrity, collaboration, and excellence. With offices in Honolulu, Kahului, Kona, Līhuʻe, and Waimea, the practice is uniquely positioned to serve local, national, and international clients.

Cades Schutte LLP offers extensive experience across more than 40 practice and industry areas. Key strengths include corporate and business counseling, mergers and acquisitions, land use and zoning, banking and finance, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, environmental law, and government contracts. The firm also provides comprehensive support in litigation, tax, trusts and estates, wealth preservation, and probate. This breadth of services allows attorneys to address complex legal and business challenges with seamless collaboration across departments.

Cades Schutte LLP is recognized for its dedication to client success, leveraging teamwork, innovative strategies, and deep industry knowledge to achieve meaningful results. The firm’s attorneys are consistently ranked among the best in Hawai‘i and nationally by Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation, IFLR1000, and Super Lawyers. With 62 attorneys listed in Best Lawyers® 2025 and multiple partners honored as “Lawyer of the Year,” the firm’s reputation for excellence is well established.

Cades Schutte LLP continues to evolve with the needs of Hawai‘i’s community while staying true to its mission of providing solutions that are unique, lasting, and substantial. By combining tradition with innovation, the firm remains a trusted advisor and leader in the Pacific region’s legal landscape.

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy
  • Bankruptcy, Reorganization, and Creditors’ Rights
  • Collection/Eviction Litigation
  • Foreclosures
  • Fraudulent Transfer, Preference, and other Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Lender Liability Defense
  • Loan Workouts
Business
  • Business Organizations
  • Government Contracts
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Agriculture & Food Distribution
  • Banks & Financial Institutions
  • Educational Institutions
  • Energy
  • Environmental
  • Finance
  • Health Care
  • Hospitality & Retail
  • Non-profit & Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Tax
Employment
  • Trade Secret Protection/Non-Competition Covenants
  • Americans With Disabilities Act and Accommodations
  • Discrimination/Harassment/Retaliation/Wrongful Termination
  • Employment Benefits/Executive Compensation
  • Employment Contracts, Manuals, and Policies
  • Union/Employer Relations/Collective Bargaining/Grievances
  • Unemployment Insurance/Claims/Appeals
  • ERISA and Retirement Plans or Pensions
  • Employee Privacy Issues in the Workplace
  • Compliance Counseling/Strategic Planning
  • Wage and Hour Compliance/Investigations
  • Workplace Safety/Workers Compensation
Estate Planning
  • Conservatorship & Guardianship Proceedings
  • Probate Administration
  • Trusts
  • Wills
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Advance Health Care Directive
  • Tangible Personal Property Lists
  • HIPAA Authorizations
  • Trust Administration
  • Trust & Probate Dispute Resolution & Litigation
  • Wealth Preservation & Asset Protection
Intellectual Property
  • U.S. and Foreign Trademark Registration
  • U.S. and Foreign Patent and Design Patent Applications
  • International Trademark and Patent Applications using the Madrid Protocol, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and the Hague System for International Registration of Industrial Designs
  • Copyright Registration
  • Licensing
  • Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Litigation and Oppositions
  • U.S. and Foreign Intellectual Property Transactions and Disputes
  • Internet Domain Name Arbitrations
  • Technology
Lawsuits & Disputes
  • Insurance Coverage & Defense
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Contested Case & Administrative Proceedings
  • Professional Liability
Real Estate
  • Construction
  • Land Use, Zoning & Entitlements
  • Condominiums & Planned Development
  • Quiet Title/Partition
  • Real Estate Disputes
  • Real Estate Transactions
  • Water Resources

Fees

  • Payment details not specified

Office locations for Cades Schutte LLP

Cades Schutte LLP - Honolulu

1000 Bishop St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Cades Schutte LLP - Kailua-Kona

75-170 Hualalai Rd # B303, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Cades Schutte LLP - Waimea

65-1291 Kawaihae Rd Ste 205, Waimea, HI 96743

Cades Schutte LLP - Kahului

444 Hana Hwy, Kahului, HI 96732

Cades Schutte LLP - Lihue

3083 Akahi St, Lihue, HI 96766