C. Melenani Wai‘alae, Esq.

Melenani founded Wai’alae Law, LLLC to provide a meaningful impact on people's lives during their time of need by offering individualized care in family law services. She received her J.D. at the William S. Richardson School of Law in 2016. She has devoted her entire educational and legal career to the practice of family law in Hawai‘i. 

While in law school, Melenani externed with the Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i and trained in family law matters. She was awarded the Advocates for Public Interest Law grant for her efforts to assist women and children in family law in 2015. She was selected as the 2016 James K. Hoenig Judicial Fellow for the Promotion of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law and was an extern for Senior Family Court Judge R. Mark Browning. She was also awarded the Gender Equity Legal Fellowship at the Office of Institutional Equity at the University of Hawai‘i in 2015.

Education

William S. Richardson School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2016

University of Hawai‘i
B.A., Hawaiian Studies, 2010 M.A., Hawaiian Studies, 2013

Activities & Affiliations

• Hawai‘i State Bar Association, Member

Bar Admissions

• Hawai‘i