Travis Y. Kuwahara

Travis Y. Kuwahara is a partner at Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP whose practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration and probate, estate and trust litigation, and real-estate transactions. He joined the firm in 2019 and helps clients with planning documents, fiduciary administration, property issues, and disputes that can arise in connection with estates and trusts.

Kuwahara earned his law degree cum laude from the William S. Richardson School of Law, where he received CALI awards in subjects including Trusts and Estates and Federal Income Tax. He also earned an M.B.A. from the University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business while completing his legal education. This background supports his ability to analyze legal and factual issues carefully, communicate options clearly, and approach client matters with practical judgment.

After law school, Kuwahara clerked for two years with Probate Court Judge R. Mark Browning. That experience provided direct exposure to probate procedure, fiduciary issues, contested estate matters, and judicial decision-making, complementing his later work in planning, administration, litigation, and real-estate transactions. Across these matters, he focuses on understanding the record, identifying the legal issues that matter most, and helping clients move through the relevant legal process with a clear strategy.

Travis Y. Kuwahara uses business education, estate-focused coursework, and probate-court experience to advise clients on planning and administration matters. His practice bridges the preventive work of estate planning with the procedural demands of probate, trust administration, disputes, and related property transactions. The practice reflects a practical approach to legal service, with attention to the facts, applicable law, and the decisions clients must make as a matter progresses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Hawaii

Education

• University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
  Law Degree (Cum Laude)
• University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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