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Victorialei N. Naka’ahiki, RP
 Intellectual Property Paralegal
Carlsmith Ball LLP
75-1000 Henry Street, Suite 209
P.O. Box 1720
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii  96745-1720
PH:   808.329.6464

Senior Litigation Paralegal
My name is Victorialei “Nohea” Nakaahiki. I am currently a Senior Litigation Paralegal at Carlsmith Ball in Kona, Hawai'i; I have been a litigation paralegal since 1988 specializing in the areas of maritime/admiralty law, construction, toxic tort litigation and intellectual property litigation. I attended the ABA-approved paralegal program at Kapi’olani Community College, earning an A.S. Degree in Paralegal Studies in 1993.

I have been active in the paralegal profession, both on the local and national levels, previously serving, among other positions, as the President of the Hawaii Paralegal Association and the Vice President/Director of Membership of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (“NFPA”). I most recently served on the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association as the Primary Representative to the California Alliance of Paralegal Associations (“CAPA”), as the Vice President of Communications of the Brigham Young University Hawaii Alumni Association, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, and appointed Commissioner to the Juvenile & Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission for the County of Santa Cruz.

Having worked for one of the largest law firms in Hawai'i for most of my career, I owe much of my success as a paralegal to the attorneys I worked for and to the seasoned paralegals I worked closely with in Hawai'i. I am indebted to these professionals for serving as my mentors and for instilling upon me their passion and dedication for the profession.