Contracts and Petitions

UPCOUNTRY LAW HAS EXPERIENCE WITH DRAFTING BUSINESS CONTRACTS AND FILING PETITIONS WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII

TO GET STARTED call UPCOUNTRY LAW at (808) 419-6662, or use our handy CONTACT FORM to begin the process.

A Contract is a promise or set of promises that is legally binding, and if breached, the law gives a remedy or the performance of which law is recognized as a duty. Valid Contracts must include an offer, acceptance, consideration, and there must not be an existing defense. Defenses to Contracts include: the absence of mutual assent, the absence of consideration, the illegality public policy defense, a lack of capacity of the parties, the Statute of Frauds, Unconscionability, and Validity.

Our Office drafts all types of Contracts including: Employment Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, Sub-Contractor Agreements, Agreement to Buy or Seller your business, Residential and Commercial Lease Agreements, Rental Agreements, Liability Waivers, Special Power of Attorneys, Assumption of Risk Agreements, Settlement Agreements, Right of First Refusals, Release of Liability Agreements, Notice of Terminations, Dissolution Agreements, and Dissolution publications.

Our Office also handles Hawaii Change of Name Petitions with the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, applications with the Public Utilities Commission, and many different types of Land Court Petitions with the State of Hawaii.

It is important to hire an experienced Hawaii Contract Attorney to draft or review a Contract, before you enter into a binding legal relationship or Agreement that is unnecessary, unfavorable, or invalid.

If you have questions about Contract Law, Petitions, or would like our office to draft a contract or file a Petition to the Land Court, Public Utilities Commission, or the Office of the Lieutenant Governors Office, feel free to call UPCOUNTRY LAW at (808) 419-6662, or use our handy CONTACT FORM to begin the process.

Types of Contracts and Agreements

  • All Types of Business Contracts
  • Employment Agreements
  • Independent Contractor Agreements
  • Non-disclosure Agreements
  • Business Sale Agreements
  • Residential Lease Agreements
  • Liability Waivers
  • Special Power of Attorneys
  • Assumption of Risk Agreements
  • Settlement Agreements
  • Right of First Refusals
  • Release of Liability Agreements
  • Construction Contracts
  • Sub-Contactor Contracts
  • Licenses and Notices

Land Court Petitions

  • Amendments to Certificate of Title
  • Registration of Title
  • Change of Ownership due to Death
  • Change of Ownership due to Divorce
  • Change of Ownership due to Marriage
  • Appointment of Successor Trustee
  • Boundary Correction
  • Easement Registration
  • Partition Action 
  • Name Change 
  • Merger of Entities

Petitions to Lt. Governor’s Office

  • Change of Name Petitions Hawaii

Applications Public Utilities Commission

  • Motor Carrier Certificate
  • Permit Passenger Classification
  • Water Carrier Application
  • Complaints / Citation Payments