Government and Regulatory Affairs Group
From our beginnings over thirty years ago, Watanabe Ing LLP has focused on representing clients before county, state and federal legislative and regulatory bodies, agencies and commissions. Our professionals in the Government and Regulatory Affairs Group have extensive experience in effectively communicating our clients’ objectives to executive and legislative officials, and we maintain long-standing relationships with companies regulated by Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission, Cable Television Division, Water Commission, Department of Health, and numerous other administrative agencies. We maintain close contact with regulatory boards, commissions and their staff in order to keep appraised of the constantly-changing administrative and political landscape.
Watanabe Ing LLP has been privileged to represent large telecommunications companies, including Hawaii’s dominant cable television company, long distance carriers and competitive local exchange companies. Our professionals maintain extensive practices in the airline, ground transportation and surface transportation businesses. In Hawaii’s highly-centralized governmental structure and heavily-regulated environment, Watanabe Ing LLP has over thirty years of experience in achieving its clients’ regulatory objectives.