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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
June 25, 2021
Via E-mail only: crystallene.pacheco@hawaiicounty.gov
Ms. Deanna Sako
Director of Finance, County of Hawai'i
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: NOTICE TO PROVIDERS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Category: 38. Attorney (BOND COUNSEL)
Dear Ms. Sako:
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We are submitting this letter in response to the County of HawaiTs recent notice to providers
of professional services. Attorneys in our Firm are interested in being selected to provide legal
services as Bond Counsel.
We provide the following information to address the specific requirements of your public
notice:
1. Name of the firm and principal place of business. MCCORRISTON MILLER MUKAI
MACKINNONLLP(formerly known as McCorriston Miho Miller Mukai) is located at Five Waterfront
Plaza, Suite 400,500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813. Our telephone number is (808)
529-7300, facsimile number is (808) 524-8293, and e-mail address for general inquiries is
info@m4law.com. Our Federal Identification Number is 99-0080339.
2. Age of the firm and average number of employees over the past five years. The
firm was founded May 1, 1989. Over the last five years MCCORRISTON MILLER MUKAIMACKINNONLLPhas
had an average of approximately thirty-eight attorneys supported by a staff of approximately forty-one
secretaries, legal assistants, litigation assistants, and others.
3. Education, training, and qualifications of key members of the firm. Bond Counsel
services would be provided by the members of our Public Finance Practice Group. The chair of this
practice group, Brian Hirai, would have primary responsibility for our services. He would be assisted,
as appropriate, by the practice group's other principal attorney, Darren Nunn. These attorneys'
qualifications and experience are described in the enclosed Public Finance Practice Group brochure
and attorney resumes.
4. Recent projects and references. As a group, our public finance attorneys have
extensive experience in handling a wide variety of state and local bond financing transactions,
including traditional infrastructure financings (e.g., financings for public buildings, streets, schools and
water and sewer facilities), housing transactions, health care financings and college and university
financings. This experience includes a significant number of major financing transactions, both on the
mainland and here in Hawaii. Serving their clients in a variety of key roles, including, without
limitation, the role of bond or underwriters' counsel, our public finance attorneys have been
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responsible for addressing a broad range of federal, state and local laws relating to the issuance and
administration of tax-exempt bond obligations.
We call your attention to Mr. Hirai's national expertise in the field of public finance. Mr. Hirai
has more than 40 years of public finance experience on the Mainland and here in Hawai'i. He has been
the lead attorney as bond or underwriters' counsel for over 300 bond issues in 25 states. Mr. Hirai is a
member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, and a Fellow of the American College of Bond
Counsel (the only Hawaii attorney elected to the College), a select organization of attorneys
recognized as leaders in public finance nationwide. A representative sample of Mr. Hirai's work in the
public finance area includes:
Mainland Experience. Prior to his return to Hawaii in January 1996, Mr. Hirai had
approximately 18 years of public finance experience as part of a mainland law firm with a
national practice in this field. During this period, he managed an estimated more than 200
public finance engagements in 25 states, including engagements as bond counsel,
underwriter's counsel, issuer's counsel, borrower's counsel and letter of credit bank counsel.
This experience included fixed and variable rate issues, credit enhanced transactions (e.g.,
letters of credit, bond insurance, federal mortgage insurance), new investment products (e.g.,
securitized bond pools, composite offerings, bonds coupled with derivative products),
refundings and new money issues, and workouts of troubled financings.
1996
2. $150 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 1996, Series CM - Served as
U'nderwriters' counsel to Lehman Brothers, Smith Barney and Hawaiian Capital Securities for
this general obligation bond issue. Sale date: December 1996.
3. Ewa Plain Water Development Corp. - Represented this corporation in connection with the
1996 replacement of the letter of credit securing its 1985 issue of Special Purpose Revenue
Bonds.
1997
4. Kapolei Civic Center Project (Interim Financing) - Represented KCCD LP, project developer, in
connection with the $46.5 million interim construction financing for this State office building
project in Kapolei: financing completed in 1997, secured by State leasing arrangements under
Act 119 of 1996.
1998
5. $94.92 Million State of Hawaii Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 1998 Served as bond counsel
for this revenue bond issue, which funded new construction projects for the Department of
Transportation, Highways Division, and refunded certain outstanding bonds previously issued
for the Division.
6. $54.85 Million State of Hawaii Certificates of Participation (Kapolei State Office Building), 1998
Series A -- Represented KCCD, LP, project developer, in this issue of Certificates of Participation
which provided the permanent financing for the project.
7 $553 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (First Bond
Resolution), Senior Series 1998 Served as co -Underwriter's counsel to PaineWebber and
Salomon Smith Barney for this issue of senior lien revenue bonds secured by revenues of the
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City and County's wastewater system. issue represented the first series of revenue bonds
issued for wastewater construction projects.
$264 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (Second Bond
Resolution), Junior Series 1998 Served as co -Underwriter's counsel for this issue of junior
lien revenue bonds secured by revenues of the City and County's wastewater system: issued as
a companion issue to the senior lien bonds (referred to above) for the purpose of refunding
reimbursable GO bonds previously issued for wastewater construction projects.
1999
9. $13.37 Million State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Land Revenue Bonds, Refunding
Series 1999 Served as Underwriter's counsel to AG Edwards & Sons for this revenue bond
issue, which refunded a portion of the Department of Hawaiian Home Land's outstanding
bonds.
10. $8 Million State of Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance Variable Rate Demand Special
Purpose Revenue Bonds, 1999 Series A (Palama Meat Company Project) - Served as counsel to
Palama Meat Company for this issue, which financed the construction of a meat processing
plant for the Company on Oahu.
2000
11. $14.4 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2000 Series A - Served as
Underwriter's counsel to PaineWebber for this GO bond issue.
12. $50 Million State of Hawaii Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2000 - Served as bond counsel for
this issue of revenue bonds for the Department of Transportation. Sale date: October 2000.
13. $10.785 Million Certificates of Participation, Taxable Series 2000 (Maui High Performance
Computer Center) - Served as co -Underwriter's counsel to Unicapital Securities for this issue of
certificates of participation in the lease of the Maui High Performance Computer Center to by
The Regents of the University of New Mexico. Sale date: October 2000.
2001
14. $23.485 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2001 Series A - Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS PaineWebber for this advance refunding and new money bond
issue. Sale date: May 2001.
15. $150 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Commercial Paper Notes - Served
as Dealer's counsel to UBS PaineWebber for this issue of commercial paper notes. Sale date:
June 2001.
16. $136.02 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Senior Series
2001 - Served as Underwriters' counsel to Salomon Smith Barney and UBS PaineWebber for
this issue of wastewater system revenue bonds. Sale date: July 2001.
17. $29.88 Million County of Maui, General Obligation Bonds, 2001 Series B and C. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS PaineWebber for this advance refunding bond issue. Sale date:
October 2001.
18. $6.37 Million County of Hawaii, Improvement District No. 17, Kaloko Subdivision, 2001 Special
Assessment Refunding Bonds. Served as bond counsel for this issue of current refunding
bonds. Sale date: December 2001.
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2002
19. $569.29 Million State of Hawaii, General Obligation Bonds of 2002, Series CX and CY. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to Salomon Smith Barney for this new money and advance refunding
issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: February 2002.
20. $25 Million County of Maui, General Obligation Bonds, 2002 Series A. Served as Underwriter's
counsel to UBS PaineWebber for this new move} issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date:
May 2002.
21. The Queen's Health Systems (Alternate Liquidity Facility). Served as counsel to The Queen's
Health Systems in connection with the issuance of an alternate liquidity facility for the State of
Hawaii Special Purpose Revenue Bonds (The Queen's Health Systems), 1998 Series A. Issuance
date: July 2002.
22. $26.265 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2002 Series B and C. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS PaineWebber for this new money and refunding issue of general
obligation bonds. Sale date: August 2002.
23. $300 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2002, Series CZ. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to Salomon Smith Barney for this new money issue of general obligation
bonds. Sale date: November 2002.
2003
24. $44.94 Million State of Hawaii Highway Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2003. Served as
bond counsel for this refunding issue of revenue bonds. Sale date: March 2003.
25. $41.125 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2003 Series A -D. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS PaineWebber for this forward purchase of refunding bonds. Sale
date: March 2003.
26. $36.31 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2003 Series A. Served as bond
counsel for this new money issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: April 2003.
27. $218.4 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (Second Bond
Resolution), Junior Series 2003 A- i and A-2 and Junior Series B-1 and B-2. Served as
Underwriters' counsel to UBS PaineWebber and Citigroup Global Markets for this revenue
bond issue. Sale date: May 2003.
28. $250 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to Citigroup Global Markets and UBS Financial Services for this
refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: July 2003.
29. $437.38 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2003, Series DA, DB and DC.
Served as Underwriter's counsel to UBS Financial Services for this new money and refunding
issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: August 2003.
30. $114.3 Million Department of Budget and Finance of the State of Hawaii Special Purpose
Revenue Refunding Bonds (The Queen's Health Systems), 2003 Series A, B and C. Served as
counsel to the Obligated Group for this refunding issue of special purpose revenue bonds. Sale
date. December 2003.
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2004
31. $23.11 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2004 Series A and B. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS Financial Services for this refunding issue of general obligation
bonds. Sale date: March 2004.
32. $321.62 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2004 A, B and C.
Served as Underwriter's counsel to UBS Financial Services for this new money and refunding
issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: April 2004.
33. $52.03 Million State of Hawaii Harbor System Revenue Bonds, Series A and B of 2004. Served
as Underwriter's counsel to AG Edwards & Sons for this refunding issue of revenue bonds. Sale
date May 2004.
34. $55.02 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2004 Series A, B and C. Served as
bond counsel for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date:
August 2004.
35. Palama Holdings LLC. Represented this company in connection with its assumption of the
bond obligations of the former Palama Meat Company and the subsequent replacement of the
letter of credit securing such bond obligations.
36. $3.887 Million County of Hawaii Public Improvement Bonds, 2004 Series A, B and C
(Improvement District No. 18). Served as bond counsel for this new money issue of
reimbursable general obligation bonds placed with the Rural Utilities Service. Sale date:
October 2004.
37. $259,200 County of Hawaii Public Improvement Bonds, 2004 Series D (Happy Homes
Subdivision). Served as bond counsel for this new money issue of general obligation bonds
placed with the Rural Utilities Service. Sale date: October 2004.
38. $100 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Commercial Paper Notes, Issue H.
Served as Dealer's counsel to UBS Financial Services for this issue of tax-exempt commercial
paper. Sale date: December 2004.
2005
39. $59.3 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2005 Series A, B and C. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS Financial Services for this new money and refunding issue of
general obligation bonds. Sale date: January 2005.
40. $183.915 Million State of Hawaii Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A and B. Served as
Underwriters' counsel to A.G. Edwards & Sons and Citigroup Global Markets for this new
money and refunding issue of highway revenue bonds. Sale date: March 2005.
41. $372.77 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A, B, C and
D. Served as Underwriters' counsel to UBS Financial Services, J.P. Morgan Securities and
Merrill Lynch & Co. for this refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: May 2005.
42. $996.31 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2005, Series DF, DG and DH.
Served as Underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, A.G. Edwards & Sons and Lehman
Brothers for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: May
2005.
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43. $152.815 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Senior
Series 2005A and B. Served as Underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets and UBS
Financial Services for this new money issue of revenue bonds. Sale date: July 2005.
44. $52.23 Million County of Kauai General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005A. Served as bond
counsel to the County of Kauai for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation
bonds. Sale date: October 2005.
45. $396.165 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2005E and
2005F. Served as Underwriters' counsel to UBS Financial Services and Merrill Lynch & Co. for
this refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: November 2005.
2006
46. $50 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2006 Series A. Served as bond counsel
for this new money issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: February 2006.
47. $350 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2006, Series DI. Served as
Underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, AG Edwards & Sons and UBS Securities for
this new money issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: March 2006.
48. $165.195 Million Board of Water Supply, City and County of Honolulu, Water System Revenue
Bonds, Series 2006A. Served as Underwriter's counsel to UBS Securities for this new money
and refunding issue of water system revenue bonds. Sale date: June 2006.
49. $48.61 Million Board of Water Supply, City and County of Honolulu, Water System Revenue
Bonds, Series 2006B. Served as Underwriter's counsel to UBS Securities for this new money
and refunding issue of water system revenue bonds. Sale date: June 2006.
50. $96.57 Million State of Hawaii Harbor System Revenue Bonds, Series A of 2006. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to AG Edwards & Sons for this new money issue of revenue bonds. Sale
date: June 2006.
51. $340.76 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (First Bond
Resolution), Senior Series 2006A, 2006B and 2006C. Served as Underwriter's counsel to UBS
Securities for this new money and refunding issue of wastewater system revenue bonds. Sale
date: August 2006.
52. $86.7 Million Reoffering of City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds
(Second Bond Resolution), Junior Series 2003A -I and 2003B-1. Served as Underwriter's
counsel to UBS Securities for this reoffering of wastewater system revenue bonds upon
conversion to fixed rates. Sale date: August 2006.
53. $29.425 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2006 Series A. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS Securities for this new money issue of general obligation bonds.
Sale date: August 2006.
54. $25.190 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2006 Series B and C. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS Securities for this refunding issue of general obligation bonds.
Sale date: August 2006.
55. $24.50 Million State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Certificates of
Participation (Kapolei Office Facility), 2006 Series A. Served as Underwriter's counsel to UBS
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Securities for this new money issue of certificates of participation to finance the new DHHL
office and conference facility. Sale date: November 2006.
2007
56. $122.36 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2007 Series A, B and C. Served as
bond counsel for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date:
January 2007.
57. $350 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2007, Series DJ. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to Citigroup Global Markets for this new money issue of general
obligation bonds. Sale date: March 2007.
58. $100.49 Million Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands General Obligation Refunding
Bonds, Series 2007A and 2007B. Served as Underwriter's counsel to Lehman Brothers for this
refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: April 2007.
59. $12.085 Million Hawaiian Paradise Park Owners Association Homeowners Assessment
Revenue Bonds, Series 2007. Served as bond counsel for this issue of taxable revenue bonds
secured by roadway improvement assessments. Sale date: June 2007.
60. $162.565 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (First Bond
Resolution), Senior Series 2007A. Served as Underwriters' counsel to UBS Securities and
Merrill Lynch for this issue of wastewater system revenue bonds. Sale date: July 2007.
61. $9.325 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (First Bond
Resolution), Senior Series 2007B. Served as Underwriters' counsel to UBS Securities and
Merrill Lynch for this issue of wastewater system revenue bonds. Sale date: August 2007.
62. $51.645 Million State of Hawaii Harbor System Revenue Bonds, Series A of 2007. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to AG Edwards & Sons for this issue of refunding bonds for the State
harbor system. Sale date: August 2007.
63. $151.935 Million Government of Guam General Obligation Bonds, 2007 Series A. Served as
Underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets and Merrill Lynch for this refunding issue of
general obligation bonds. Sale date: October 2007.
64. $268.63 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007A. Served
as Underwriters' counsel to UBS Securities and Merrill Lynch for this new money issue of
general obligation bonds. Sale date: November 2007.
65. $152.84 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007B. Served
as Underwriter's counsel to UBS Securities for this forward delivery purchase of general
obligation bonds for refunding purposes. Sale date: November 2007.
2008
66. $39.5 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2008 Series A. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to UBS Securities for this new money issue of general obligation bonds.
Sale date: January 2008.
67. $11.0 Million Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (Maui Regional Health System) Master
Indenture Revenue Bond No. 1. Served as special Hawaii counsel to the lender for this taxable
revenue bond obligation. Sale date: April 2008.
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68. $147,000 County of Hawaii, Public Improvement Bond, 2008 Series A (Andrade Camp). Served
as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bonds placed with the Rural Utilities
Service. Sale date: April 2008.
69. $112.44 Million City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds
(Second Bond Resolution), Junior Series 2008A. Served as Underwriter's counsel to UBS
Securities for this current refunding issue of wastewater revenue bonds. Sale date: April 2008.
70. $429.01 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2008, Series DK, Series DL and
Taxable Series DK. Served as Underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets and UBS
Securities for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: May
2008.
71. $50 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2008 Series A. Served as bond counsel
for this new money issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: November 2008.
72. $227.825 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2008, Series DN, DO and DP.
Served as Underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets and Merrill Lynch for this new
money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: December 2008.
73. $125.175 Million State of Hawaii Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2008. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to Wachovia Securities for this new money issue of highway revenue
bonds. Sale date: December 2008.
2009
74. $42.5 Million State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Revenue Bonds Series
2009. Served as Underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. for this issue of revenue bonds.
Sale date: March 2009.
75. $376.71 Million City and County General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A, 2009B (Taxable) and
2009C. Served as Underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. for this new money and
refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: April 2009.
76. $152.84 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007B. Served
as Underwriter's counsel to UBS Securities for the disclosure update and final closing of this
forward purchase of general obligation bonds. Final closing date: April 2009.
77. $20.875 Million Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Hawaii Rental Housing
System Revenue Bonds 2004 Refunding Series B. Served as Underwriter's counsel to Merrill
Lynch & Co. for this refunding issue of revenue bonds. Sale date: June 2009.
78. $271.07 Million Government of Guam General Obligation Bonds 2009 Series A. Served as
Underwriter's counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc for this new money issue of general
obligation bonds. Sale date: June 2009.
79. $202.425 Million Government of Guam Limited Obligation (Section 30) Bonds, Series 2009A.
Served as Underwriter's counsel to Piper Jaffray & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. for
this new money issue of limited obligation bonds. Sale date: June 2009.
80. $725.410 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2009 Series DQ and General
Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2009 Series DR. Served as Underwriter's counsel for Citigroup
Global Markets, Inc. this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale
date: lune 2009.
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81. $275.33 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (First Bond
Resolution) Senior Series 2009A, 2009B Build America Bonds (Taxable) and 20090 Recovery
Zone Economic Development Bonds (Taxable) and (Second Bond Resolution) Junior Series
2009A. Served as Underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. for this new money and
refunding issue of revenue bonds. Sale date: September 2009.
82. $50 Million Maximum Amount of County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes
(Commercial Paper Program). Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for this bond
anticipation note program. Program issue date: October 2009.
83. $41.12 Million State of Hawaii Certificates of Participation (State Office Buildings) 2009 Series
A. Served as Underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. for this refunding issue of
certificates of participation. Sale date: November 2009.
84. $32 Million State of Hawaii Taxable General Obligation Bonds of 2009 (Qualified School
Construction Bonds), Series DS (Tax Credit Bonds). Served as Underwriters counsel to Merrill
Lynch & Co. for this new money issue of qualified school construction bonds. Sale date:
November 2009.
85. $241.865 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds Series 2009D, Series
2009E Build America Bonds (Taxable), and Series 2009F. Served as Underwriter's counsel to
Merrill Lynch & Co. for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale
date: November 2009.
86. $293.680 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2009, Series DT - DW.
Served as Underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co for this refunding issue of general
obligation bonds. Sale date: November 2009,
2010
87. $721.625 Million General Obligation Bonds of 2010, Taxable Series DX (Build America Bonds -
Direct Payment) and General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2010, Series DY. Served as
Underwriters' Counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale
date: February 2010.
88. $15 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series A. Served as
bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of notes under its bond anticipation note
program. Note issue date: February 2010.
89. $120 Million County of Kauai Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010A. Served as bond
counsel to the County of Kauai for this combined issue of Build America Bonds and Recovery
Zone Economic Development Bonds. Sale date: March 2010.
90. $644.98 Million State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A and Refunding
Series 20108. Served as Underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Piper Jaffray and Co. for this new money and
refunding issue of airport system revenue bonds. Sale date: March 2010.
91. $215 Million Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of City and County of Honolulu General
Obligation Commercial Paper Notes, Issue A, Issue B and Issue C. Served as Dealer's counsel to
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith UBS Financial Services for the City and County's
commercial paper program. Program closing date: May 2010.
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92. $4 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series A (Note R-4).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of an additional note under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: June 2010.
93. $60 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2010 Series A and Taxable General
Obligation Bonds, 2010 Series B. Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for this new
money issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: July 2010
94. $65.735 Million Series 2010A Certificates of Participation (John F. Kennedy High School
Project) Evidencing and Representing the Proportionate Interests of the Registered Owners
thereof in Base Rental Payments to be made by Department of Education, Government of
Guam. Served as Underwriters' counsel to Piper Jaffray & Co. and Citigroup Global Markets,
Inc_ for this new money issue of certificates of participation. Sale date: September 2010.
95. $292.73 Million Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, University Revenue Bonds,
Series 2010A-1 (Taxable Build America Bonds), Series 2010A-2 (Tax -Exempt) and Series
2010B-1 (Taxable — Build America Bonds), Series 2010E-2 (Tax -Exempt). Served as
l'nderwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for refunding
issue of bonds. Sale date: September 2010.
96. $305.19 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds (First Bond
Resolution) Senior Series 2010 consisting of Subseries 2010A Bonds and Subseries 2010B
Build America Bonds (Taxable) and (Second Bond Resolution) Junior Series 2010A Bonds.
Served as Underwriters' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Piper Jaffray & Co. for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale
date: November 2010.
97. $118.825 Million Guam Waterworks Authority Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series
2010. Served as Underwriter's counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. for this new money
issue of revenue bonds. Sale date: November 2010.
98. $201.39 Million State of Hawaii Harbor System Revenue Bonds, Series A of 2010 (Non -AMT)
and Series B of 2010 (AMT). Served as Underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated, Piper ]affray & Co. and R.W. Baird for this new money and refunding
issue of revenue bonds. Sale date: November 2010.
99. $73,695 Million County of Maui General Obligation Bonds, 2010 Series A (Taxable) and 2010
Series B (Tax -Exempt), Served as Underwriters' counsel to Piper Jaffray & Co and RBC Capital
Markets for this new money issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: November 2010.
100. $347.77 City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010A Build America
Bonds (Taxable) and Series 2010B Bonds (Tax -Exempt). Served as Underwriters' counsel to
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Piper Jaffray & Co. for this new money
issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: December 2010.
2011
101. $90 Million Replacement Liquidity Facility for The Queen's Health Systems Commercial Paper
Note issue. Served as special counsel to The Queen's Health Systems for this replacement
liquidity facility. Transaction date: January 2011.
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102. $10 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series B (Note R-1).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of a new note under its bond
anticipation note program. Note issue date: March 2011.
103. $26.110 Million County of Kauai General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011A. Served as bond
counsel to the County of Kauai for this refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date:
June 2011.
104. $304.345 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011 A and
201113. Served as underwriters' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
and Piper Jaffray & Co. for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds.
Sale date: July 2011.
105. $25 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series B (Notes R-2
and R-3). Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes
under its bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: September 2011.
106. $169.190 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Senior
Series 2011A. Served as underwriters' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated and Piper Jaffray & Co. for this new money issue of wastewater system revenue
bonds. Sale date: October 2011.
107. $50 Million Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Single Family Mortgage
Purchase Revenue Bonds, including $20 Million of 2011 Series A and B Bonds (new issue) and
$30 Million of 2009 Series A-1 (reoffering). Served as underwriter's counsel to RBC Capital
Markets for this new issue and reoffering of single family housing bonds. Sale date: November
2011.
108. $117.365 Million State of Hawaii Revenue Bonds, Series 2011A and B. Served as underwriters'
counsel to R.W. Baird and RBC Capital Markets for this new money and refunding issue of
highway revenue bonds. Sale date: November 2011.
2012
109. $25 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series B (Notes R-4
and R-5). Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes
under its bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: February 2012.
110. $85.195 Million Board of Water Supply (City and County of Honolulu) Water System Revenue
Bonds, Series 2012A. Served as underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated for this refunding issue of water system revenue bonds. Sale date: March 2012.
1.11. $11.875 Million County of Kauai Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Kukuiula
Development Project) Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2012. Served as bond counsel to the
County of Kauai for this new money issue of community facilities district revenue bonds. Sale
date: April 2012.
112. $100 Million Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of City and County of Honolulu General
Obligation Commercial Paper Notes, Issue D. Served as Dealer's counsel to Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for the City and County's commercial paper program.
Program closing date: May 2012.
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113. $8 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series B (Note R-6).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: June 2012.
114. $34.375 Million County of Kauai General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012A (Non -AMT) and
Series 2012B (AMT). Served as bond counsel to the County of Kauai for this refunding issue of
general obligation bonds. Sale date: June 2012.
115. $25 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series B (Notes R-7
and R-8). Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes
under its bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: August 2012.
1 16. $8 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series B (Note R-9).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date. August 2012.
117. $265.610 Million City and County of Honolulu Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Senior
Series 2012A and 2012B. Served as underwriter's counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated for this new money and refunding issue of wastewater system revenue
bonds. Sale date: September 2012.
l l8. $912.480 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012A, 2012B,
2012C, 2012D, 2012E, 2012F and 20I2G. Served as underwriters counsel to Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Piper Jaffray & Co. for this new money and refunding
issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: October 2012.
2013
119. $98.825 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2013 Series A, 2013 Series B and
2013 Series C Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for this new money and
refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: January 2013.
120. $1.169 Million County of Hawaii Public; Improvement Bond, 2013 Series A (Kona Ocean View
Properties Improvement District No 19). Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for
this new money issue of reimbursable general obligation bonds placed with USDA Rural
Development. Sale date: September 2013.
121. $12.64 Million Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (Maui Regional System) Revenue
Anticipation Notes, Series 2013. Served as bond counsel to the Hawaii Health Systems
Corporation and Maui Memorial Medical Center for this new money issue of revenue
anticipation notes. Sale date: October 2013-
2014
122. $103.375 Million State of Hawaii Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2014 A, B and C. Served as
bond counsel to the State of Hawaii for this new money and refunding issue of highway
revenue bonds. Sale date: July 2014.
123. $10 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Note R-1).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: October 2014.
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2015
124. $10.138 Million Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (Maui Regional System) Master Indenture
Revenue Bond No. 3. Served as bond counsel to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and
Maui Memorial Medical Center for this refunding bond issue. Issue date: January 2015.
125. $10 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Note R-2).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: February 2015.
126. $888,635,000 City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A - 2015E.
Served as underwriters' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Piper Jaffray & Co. for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale
date: March 2015.
127. $15 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Notes R-3 -
12). Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under
its bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: April 2015.
128. $10 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Note R-13).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: July 2015.
129. $15 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Notes R-14
- 25). Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes
under its bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: July 2015.
130. $746.40 Million State of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds of 2015, Series ET and EU (Green
Bonds), General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2015, Series EV EZ and Taxable General
Obligation Bonds of 2015, Series FA. Served as underwriters' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC,
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC for this new money and refunding issue of
general obligation bonds. Sale date: October 2015.
131. $10 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Note R-26).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: November 2015.
132. $10 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Note R-27).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: November 2015.
133. $450 Million Maximum Principal Amount of City and County of Honolulu General Obligation
Commercial Paper Notes, Issue H. Served as dealers' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. for this issue of tax-exempt commercial
paper. Sale date: December 2015.
2016
134. $15 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (Note R-28).
Served as bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for the issuance of additional notes under its
bond anticipation note program. Note issue date: January 2016.
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135. $235.765 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2016 Series A - F. Served as
bond counsel to the County of Hawaii for this new money and refunding issue of general
obligation bonds. Sale date: February 2016.
136. $143.310 Million Guam Waterworks Authority Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds,
Series 2016. Served as underwriters' counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Barclay's
Capital Inc. for this issue of water and wastewater revenue bonds. Sale date: February 2016.
137. $103.395 Million State of Hawaii Highway Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A and B. Served as bond
counsel for this issue of new money and refunding revenue bonds. Sale date: August 2016.
138. $30 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series D, Notes R-1 -
R-4. Served as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bond anticipation notes. Issue
date: October 2016.
139. $378.895 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016A - D.
Served as underwriters' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for this
issue of new money and refunding general obligation bonds. Sale date: October 2016.
140. $15 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series D, Notes R-5
R-12. Served as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bond anticipation notes. Issue
date: December 2016.
2017
141. $14.8 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series D, Notes R-
13 R-14. Served as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bond anticipation notes.
Issue date: Februar} 2017.
142. $139.895 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2017 Series A - H. Served as
bond counsel for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date:
June 2017.
143. $44.8 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series D, Notes R-
15 - R-20. Served as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bond anticipation notes.
Issue date: June 2017.
144. $30.940 Million Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (State of Hawaii) Revenue Bonds, Series
2017. Served as underwriter's counsel to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated for this
refunding issue of revenue bonds. Sale date: July 2017.
145. $15.125 Million Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Certificates of Participation (Kapolei
Office Facility), 2017 Series A. Served as underwriter's counsel to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company,
Incorporated for this refunding issue of certificates of participation. Sale date: July 2017.
146. $416.67 City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017A G. Served as
underwriters' counsel to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporate and Piper Jaffray &
Company in connection with this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds.
Sale date: August 2017.
147. $$350 Million City and County of Honolulu General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017H (Honolulu
Rail Transit Project Index Floating Rate Bonds). Served as undrwriter's counsel to Merrill
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Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in connection with this new money issue of floating
rate general obligation bonds. Sale date: September 2017.
148. $24.015 Million County of Kauai General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017. Served as bond
counsel for this new money issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: October 2017.
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149. $30 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series E, Notes R -I
through R-9. Served as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bond anticipation notes.
Issue date: February 2019.
150. $20.735 Million Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Capital Leases. Served as bond counsel for
this issue of taxable and tax-exempt capital leases. Issue Date: April 2019.
151. $20.32 Million County of Kauai Community Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Kukuiula
Development Project) Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2019. Served as bond counsel to the
County for this special tax revenue bond issue. Sale Date: November 2019.
152. $30 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series E, Notes
R-10 through R-18. Served as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bond anticipation
notes. Issue date: November 2019.
2020
153. $9.520 Million Hawaii State Department of Budget and Finance Special Purpose Revenue Bonds
(Mid -Pacific Project) Series 2020. Served as special counsel to the borrower for this tax-exempt
issue of refunding bonds. Sale Date: February 2020.
154. $106.635 Million Board of Water Supply of the City and County of Honolulu Water System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2020A (Tax -Exempt) and Series 2020B (Taxable). Served as counsel to
BofA Securities Inc. and Stifei Nicolaus and Company, Incorporated, as underwriters, in
connection with this new money and refunding issue of revenue bonds. Sale Date: March 2020.
155. $30 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series E, Notes R-19
through R-27. Served as bond counsel for this issue of general obligation bond anticipation
notes. Issue date: August 2020.
156. $6.136 Million County of Hawaii Public Improvement Bonds, 2020 Series A (Improvement
District No. 20) and 2020 Series B (Lono Kona Subdivision Project). Served as bond counsel for
this new money issue of general obligation bonds. Issue date: September 2020.
157. $77.135 Million County of Hawaii General Obligation Bonds, 2020 Series A - D. Served as bond
counsel for this new money and refunding issue of general obligation bonds. Sale date: October
2020.
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158. $93.535 Million Board of Water Supply of the City and County of Honolulu Water System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 A (Tax -Exempt) and Series 2021 B (Taxable). Served as counsel to
BofA Securities Inc. and Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Incorporated, as underwriters, in
connection with this new money and refunding issue of revenue bonds. Sale Date: March 2021
159. $28.56 Million County of Kauai General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021A (Tax -Exempt) and
Series 2021 B (Taxable). Served as bond counsel for this refunding issue of general obligation
bonds. Sale Date: March 2021.
We are also currently participating in the development of certain other bond financing (not
identified above) that are in the planning stages.
Mr. Hirai has been directly involved in each of the Hawaii transactions identified above. The
other members of our Public Finance Practice Group have assisted Mr. Hirai in the handling of our
engagement in these Hawaii transactions.
The following clients may be contacted for reference purposes:
• Reiko Matsuyama, Deputy Director of Finance, Kauai County
Telephone: (808) 241-4200
• Frank Lauterbur, Managing Director, Merrill Lynch & Co.
Telephone: (213) 345-9575
• Edward Chu, Chief Financial Officer, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Telephone: (808) 733-4171
• Timothy Rattigan, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Telephone: (206) 628-4955
5. Promotional or descriptive literature. We have enclosed our Public Finance Practice
Group brochure to better acquaint you with Mt CORRISTONMLLLERMLK41AfACKUINONLLP. Our specialty
practice areas are litigation, real estate, corporate matters, insurance law, health care, government
regulation and relations, environmental law and public finance.
We are confident that our expertise and demonstrated experience in public finance will enable
us to provide cost-effective high-quality legal services to the County in addressing its specific public
finance needs. In addition to legal services for new bond issues, we are also prepared to assist in a
variety of post -closing matters, including, without limitation, continuing disclosure statements and
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covenant analyses. We would expect to negotiate our fees for such additional services on a case-by-
case basis, and are open to alternative fee arrangements that are suitable to these types of services.
There have been no lawsuits or administrative actions taken against this Firm by any
governmental agency related to public finance.
An exhibit listing the hourly rates charged by each attorney is also attached. Previously, we
have negotiated our billing rates when providing representation to the counties or other governmental
entities. The firm also charges for copying. Other costs, such as travel, postage, courier and delivery
services, filing fees, etc., are charged at the actual cost incurred by the firm. The Firm does not charge
clients for long distance telephone charges.
Thank you for your consideration. Please contact me at 529-7441 should you require any
additional information.
Very truly yours,
MCCORRISTON MILLER M1!KAI MACKINNON LLP
Richard R. Budar
Managing Director
Enclosures:
1. Public Finance Practice Group Brochure
2. Attorney Resumes for Public Finance Practice Group
3. Standard Hourly Rate List
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MuKAI MAcKINNON LLP
A T - -i R N E Y S A T L A W
BARREN lam. NUNN I Partner
Corporate, Business Law and Securities
• Business Formation & Reorganization
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Securities Law
• Startups and Venture Capital
Public Finance
Darren is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Public Finance
groups. His practice includes providing legal and business
advice on start-up issues, venture capital financings, mergers
and acquisitions, securities law matters, corporate governance
and other business transactions. He also represents issuers
and underwriters in connection with public offerings of municipal
securities.
Prior to joining McCorriston, Darren served as General Counsel
and Chief Financial Officer of Optimum Communications
Technologies, Inc. in San Francisco. He also practiced law
at Fenwick & West LLP in Palo Alto and San Francisco as an
associate in the corporate securities group; Pillsbury Winthrop
LLP in San Francisco as an associate in the corporate securities
group; and Ginsburg Feldman and Bress in Washington DC as an
associate and summer associate in the communications group.
Darren lives in Santa Monica with his wife and son. He practices
in Los Angeles and Honolulu.
Professional Associations and Memberships
• Vice Chair - Legislation of the California Lawyers Association,
Business Law Section, Corporations Committee
• Member of the American Bar Association
• Member of the State Bar of California
• Member of the Hawaii State Bar
• Member of the District of Columbia Bar (inactive)
• Member of the Maryland State Bar (inactive)
BAR ADMISSIONS
• Hawaii, 2004
• California, 1997
• District of Columbia, 1996
• Maryland, 1994
EDUCATION
• J.D. (1994) University of Pennsylvania Law
School
Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law
Review
• B.A. (1991) Psychology, University of
California, Berkeley, summa cum laude
Member of Phi Beta Kappa
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MUKAI MACKENNON LLP
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Professional Associations and Memberships
• Hawaii State BarAssociation, Business Law Section, Member
• Hawaii State BarAssociation, Real Property and F::nancial
Services Section, Member
• American Bar Association, Health Law Section, Member
• American BarAssociation, State and Local Government Section,
Member
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• American College of Bond Counsel
BRIAN 7. HIRAI I Of Counsel
PRACTICES
Public Finance
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
• Commercial and Construction Lending
hirai@m4law.com I P: 808.529.74041 F: 808.524.8293
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MCCORRcSTON MILLER
MUKAI MACKINNON LLP
A T T 4 R N E Y h A T L A W
BRIAN 7. HIRAI I Of Counsel
Public Finance
Real Estate and Real Estate Finance
• Commercial and Construction Lending
Brian T. Hirai joined the firm in 1996 as a member of its business/
real estate department. His practice is concentrated primarily in
public finance. He has over 40 years of experience as a public
finance attorney, serving variously as bond counsel, issuer's
counsel, underwriter's counsel, borrower's counsel, trustee's
counsel and credit enhancer's counsel in a broad range of taxable
and tax-exempt bond issues for state and local governmental
units, including government infrastructure financings and conduit
financings for non-governmental health care, educational,
housing, industrial and commercial facilities.
Brian's public finance experience includes a wide variety of
financing structures; private and governmental insurance, letters
of credit, and other forms of credit or liquidity support; capital lease
transactions, including certificates of participation; various forms
of pooled and composite offerings of securities; and innovative
workouts of troubled financings.
Brian also has substantial experience representing business
entities and nonprofit organizations in a variety of business,
corporate, health care and regulatory matters.
Prior to joining McCorriston, Brian practiced for 18 years (1977-
1995) with the law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll,
LLP (now Ballard Spahr LLP), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where
he was a member of the firm's public finance department and
interdisciplinary health care practice group.
$AIL ADMISSIONS
• Hawaii, 1996
• Pennsylvania, 1977
EDUCATION
• J.D. (1977) University of Pennsylvania Law
School, cum laude
• B.A. (1974) Drake University, with Honors,
Phi Beta Kappa
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PUBLIC FINANCE
preparation of principal financing and security
documents, credit enhancement and liquidity
support documents, and bond underwriting
or placement agreements; and preparation
of official statements and other bond offering
circulars used in the marketing of bond issues.
Our experience includes:
• Completed over 150 public finance
transactions since the inception of M4's
public finance practice in 1996
• Participated in transactions primarily as
bond counsel or underwriter's counsel
Completed transactions include:
• Public offerings and private placements of
municipal securities
• Taxable and tax-exempt bonds, notes and
capitalized leases (including certificates of
participation in leases)
• Financings for the State, all four Counties,
Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands as issuers
4 PUBLIC FINANCE
REM
M4's public finance attorneys provide a full range of
legal services in bond financings by state and local
government agencies and authorities. Our attorneys
are experienced in handling tax-exempt and taxable
bond financing transactions for a wide variety of facilities
and projects, including public buildings, streets, water
and sewer facilities, primary and secondary schools,
college and university facilities, economic development
projects, housing facilities and health care facilities.
The combined resources of the Firm's other practice
groups are also available to public finance clients to
ensure that their particular needs and circumstances
are addressed appropriately in the context of their
financing plans.
The Firm's public finance attorneys have played key
roles in numerous bond financing transactions, serving
variously in these transactions as bond counsel, special
counsel to state and local bond issuers, underwriter's
counsel, counsel to bond trustees, counsel to nonprofit
organizations and private developers of bond -financed
facilities and counsel to credit enhancement or liquidity
support providers for bond issues. In these roles, they
have had significant responsibilities in all aspects of
bond financing transactions, including: development
of appropriate financing plans and structures,
compliance with state bond laws and with federal
and state tax and securities laws; negotiation and