Wayne K. Kekina possesses 40 years of legal experience and excels in the trial of a variety of personal injury cases, including automobile accidents, aviation accidents, medical malpractice, construction and industrial accidents, and products liability matters. Before joining Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks in 1975, he served as a partner in a leading Honolulu insurance defense law firm. Throughout his career, Mr. Kekina has successfully litigated a wide variety of complex, high-profile cases involving serious injuries and wrongful death, and his reputation in the Hawaii legal community has earned him the prestigious AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, which signifies the highest level of professional excellence and ethical standards. Mr. Kekina was a Captain in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam as a Congressional Inquiry Investigator.
Representative cases
- Ikene v. Maruo, 54 Haw. 548, 511 P.2d 1087 (1973)
- Quin v. Wilshire Ins. Co., 53 Haw. 19, 496 P.2d 59 (1971)
- Corden v. Paschoal’s Limited, 52 Haw. 242, 473 P.2d 561 (1970)
