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He received his Juris Doctor degree in January 1992 from California Western School of Law in </xml><xml> <st1:city u1:st="on"> <st1:place u1:st="on">San Diego</st1:place> </st1:city> </xml><xml> Diego. </xml><xml> <o:p></o:p> </xml><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename u1:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:placename></st1:placename></st1:place>, Manoa campus, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, majoring in Business Management. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>He received his Juris Doctor degree in January 1992 from California Western School of Law in <st1:city u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Diego</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></st1:place></st1:city></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Kupau served as an enlisted member of the Hawaii Air National Guard where he earned<o:p></o:p> Honor Graduate recognition in both Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:city u1:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">San Antonio</st1:city></st1:city>, <st1:state u1:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Texas</st1:state></st1:state></st1:place> and<o:p></o:p> <st1:placename w:st="on">Technical</st1:placename> <st1:placetype u1:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:placetype> at Lowry Air Force Base in <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:city u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Denver</st1:city></st1:place>, <st1:state u1:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Colorado</st1:state></st1:state></st1:city></st1:place>. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Mr. Kupau received an honorable discharge at<o:p></o:p> the rank of sergeant in 1989 when he began his studies at California Western Law School of Law.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">While attending law school, Mr. Kupau also served as an intern for the Honorable Marie N. Milks, Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of <st1:state u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:place></st1:state></st1:place></st1:state> in 1991. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>From June 1992 to December 1994, Mr. Kupau practiced criminal defense as a deputy with the Office of the Public Defender, <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:city u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Honolulu</st1:city></st1:place>, <st1:state u1:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:state></st1:state>. As a Deputy Public Defender, Mr. Kupau tried numerous bench and jury trials representing both adult and juvenile defendants. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>From January 1995 to August 1999, Mr. Kupau practiced general civil litigation and criminal defense as well as insurance defense, personal injury, construction defects and medical malpractice with the law firm of Reinwald, O Connor &amp; Playdon. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Mr. Kupau has participated in numerous arbitrations, mediations and first and second chaired several Circuit Court trials.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></st1:city></st1:place></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mr. Kupau joined Kobayashi, Sugita &amp; Goda in September 1999, where he continues to practice general civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial litigation and insurance regulatory issues, including extensive experience with insurance company insolvencies.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p11" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">He is a member of both the Hawaii State Bar Association and American Bar Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <o:p></o:p></span> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="85%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="85%"> <div align="center"><!-- InstanceBeginRepeat name="bottom_nav" --><!-- InstanceBeginRepeatEntry --><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="index.htm"><font size="2">GATEWAY</font></a><font size="2"> | <a href="blue_theFirm.htm">THE FIRM</a> | <a href="blue_prac_practice_areas.htm">THE PRACTICE</a> | <a href="blue_atty_partners_and_associates.htm">THE ATTORNEYS</a> | <a href="blue_clients.htm">OUR CLIENTS</a> <br> <a href="blue_profiles.htm">FIRM BROCHURE</a> | <a href="blue_careers.htm">CAREERS</a> | <a href="blue_contactus.htm">CONTACT US</a></font></font> <!-- InstanceEndRepeatEntry --><!-- InstanceEndRepeat --> </div> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="85%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="85%"><!-- InstanceBeginRepeat name="footer" --><!-- InstanceBeginRepeatEntry --><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">© 2003 Kobayashi Sugita &amp; 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