Randall Roth
| Randall Roth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 14, 1948[1] Ellinwood, Kansas[1][2] |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Law Professor/Scholar |
| Known for | Scholarship In Trusts & Estates |
A Professor of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, Randall Roth is a “nationally know trusts and estates expert.”[3] Recognizing his work in Hawaiʻi, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin identified him, as one of the “100 Who Made A Difference” in the state since statehood,[4] and Honolulu Magazine recognized his work, specifically on Broken Trust, as one of the "50 turning points" in the state's history.[5]
Background
Born in Kansas, Roth graduated with a B.S. in Economics and Accounting from Regis College, which was later renamed Regis University, in Denver, Colorado in 1970,[1] later earning his JD from University of Denver College of Law in 1974 and his LLM from University of Miami Law School in 1975.[6]
In 1982, he moved to Hawaiʻi, where he has lived since.[2]
Roth is married to his wife, Susan, and they have four children.[1]
Scholarship
Roth has both written and consulted on legal issues concerning trusts and estates.[3]
In 2011, he was the legal advisor for The Descendants, consulting on such issues.[3][7] Starring George Clooney as Matt King, a Honolulu-based lawyer and the sole trustee of a family trust that controls 25,000 acres of pristine land on the island of Kaua'i, the film forces King to confront the realities of balancing the family's long-held interest in protecting the land with selling it to a developer.[7]
Part of Roth's national recognition is derived from his work on important issues of Hawaiian concern, including:
The Price of Paradise
In 1992 and 1993, Roth co-authored a series of best-selling books called the The Price of Paradise.[8] In them, he coined the term “Paradise Tax,” a term now widely used[9] to denote the differential in the cost of living in the United States Mainland versus Hawaiʻi. He attributed the "Paradise Tax" to multiple factors including differences in regulation, land use, land availability, and shipping costs.[10]
Broken Trust
- Further Information: Kamehameha Schools Controversies
In 2006, Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement and Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust, co-authored by Roth and Samuel Pailthorpe King, a Judge for United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, chronicled the controversies that had enveloped Hawaiʻi's Bishop Estate, one of the nation's largest trusts, estimated to be valued by the Wall Street Journal at nearly $10 billion.[11][12] Established by the Hawaiian Princess, Bernice Pauahi Bishop, in a trust before her death in 1884, the Estate was entrusted with running Kamehameha Schools, a private college preparatory school dedicated to educating Native Hawaiian youth.[13]
In the best-seller,[14] he exposed how the Estate had been corrupted by the state's political apparatus and its trustees for their personal use at the expense of Kamehameha; a group of trustees who included, among others, Hawaii Supreme Court justices and prominent politicians; trustees were earning salaries of nearly $950,000 for their work as such.[2][15]
Publications
In addition to numerous articles, Roth is the coauthor of:
- The Price of Paradise Volumes I & II[16]
- Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement, and Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust[17]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 Arakawa, Lynda (12/29/02). "Roth Has 'Why-Can't-We-Do-It' Attitude". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 04/01/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - 1 2 3 Skousen, Sandi. "The Five Behind "Broken Trust"". The Five Behind "Broken Trust". Pacific Business Journal. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 3 Jacobs, Deborah (03/25/12). "George Clooney Makes Estate Planning Sexy". Forbes. Retrieved George Clooney Makes Estate Planning Sexy. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ Daysog, Rick. "100 Who Made A Difference: Explosive Article Began Estate's Transformation". 100 Who Made A Difference: Explosive Article Began Estate's Transformation. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Hill, Tiffany (08/01/09). "50 Moments of Statehood: Turning Points That Shaped Hawaii". Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved 2012-03-25. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Randall Roth". Randall Roth. William S. Richardson School of Law. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 Kalani, Nanea. "UH Law Professor Tapped for Land Trust Expertise in 'The Descendants'". UH Law Professor Tapped for Land Trust Expertise in 'The Descendants'. Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Politics In Hawaii? Is Something Broken". Politics In Hawaii? Is Something Broken. Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Paradise No More". Paradise No More. Honolulu Weekly. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Peter S. Adler, Joanne Punu, Randall W. Roth and Eric Yamamoto, "What is the paradise tax and what are its implications?" in Randall W. Roth, ed., The Price of Paradise, Volume II, Honolulu: Mutual Publishing, 1993
- ↑ Randall, Roth (08/01/07). "Erosion of Trust". ABA Journal. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ Stith, Andrea (06/01/06). "Review: Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America's Largest Charitable Trust". Foundation News & Commentary. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ Martin, Douglas. "Samuel P. King, Judge and Critic of Hawaiian Charity, Dies at 94". Samuel P. King, Judge and Critic of Hawaiian Charity, Dies at 94. New York Times. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Essoyan, Susan. "How grass-roots efforts stopped a 'runaway train'". How grass-roots efforts stopped a 'runaway train'. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 03/25/12. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Making It All Pono A Work In Progress". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 08/09/07. Retrieved Making It All Pono A Work In Progress. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ Roth, Randall (1993). The Price of Paradise Volume I & II. Mutual Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1566470421.
- ↑ Roth, Randall (2006). Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement, and Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust. University of Hawaii Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-8248-3044-1.