Attorneys
Paula S. Nakata
PAULA S. NAKATA was born and raised on Oahu. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a BBA in Management. She obtained her law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law and worked at the University Legal Assistance providing legal assistance to individuals of limited means in her last year of law school. During her summer breaks, she worked at the Law Office of Janice P. Kim which specialized in personal injury cases.
Upon graduation from law school, she worked at Ing and Lebb with a concentration on landlord tenant, guardianship and family law issues. She transitioned to the Law Offices of Edward R. Lebb with a focus on family law issues, and joined Mitsuyama + Rebman in 2020.
She provided assistance to individuals in the Young Families in Need – GRADS Program and at the Women’s Drop-In Center. In her spare time, she volunteered with Hawaii Speech League and Hawaiian Humane Society.
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Alethea K. Rebman
A Hawaii resident since 1986, firm partner ALETHEA KYOKO REBMAN received a J.D. from Cornell Law School, Specialization in International Legal Affairs, Concentration in Business Law and Regulation, attending the Cornell-Sorbonne International Law Institute at the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and serving as Managing Editor of the Legal Information Institute (LII). She was a deputy prosecuting attorney and practiced in trusts and estates before starting a family law and general litigation practice.
She serves as an arbitrator with the Court Appointed Arbitrator Program (CAAP) and a Volunteer Settlement Master (VSM), and has received Outstanding Pro Bono Service recognition for this work from the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission. Memberships include the Family Law Section, the Tax Section, the Real Property Law Section, and the Probate Section of the HSBA, and the Hawaii County Bar Association. She has served on the Family Court Forms Committee and is a speaker at continuing legal education seminars for attorneys and paralegals on topics ranging from taxation and trusts to paralegal procedures, and with partner Dyan Mitsuyama, is a co-author of the real estate section of the Hawaii Divorce Manual.
Past or current community involvement includes acting as President of the Kapiolani Park Preservation Society, president of the nonpartisan group Citizen Voice, serving on the Advisory Committee of Healthy Democracy Education Project, volunteering at Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii clinics and the Hilo Self Help Clinic, various community efforts, and condominium and private organization boards. Alethea received a Super Lawyers Rising Star Award 2014. She is listed on Best Lawyers for Family Law in Honolulu 2020 - 2023, Best Lawyers in America 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
In the news: Star Advertiser profile http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorial/alethea-rebman/ alethea@mitsuyamaandrebman.com
Dyan K. Mitsuyama
Honolulu native and firm partner DYAN KEIKO MITSUYAMA concentrates her practice in family law matters including divorce, paternity, restraining orders, guardianships, adoptions and child support. She also does some general litigation and is a per diem judge at the District Court. Dyan has worked for the State of Hawaii Legislature, in the Child Support Enforcement Agency at the Department of Attorney General, and as an attorney for DVCLH, now known as the Domestic Violence Action Center.
Dyan received her B.A. from the University of Hawaii and her J.D.from Gonzaga University School of Law. She is an active member, board member, and two-time chair of the Family Law Section and a member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Hawaii Women Lawyers, Phi Delta Phi, and the Maui Collaborative Law Group.Dyan is committed to the improvement and awareness of family law issues in the legal community and in the community at large. She is the co-author of an article titled "Hawaii Family Court Judges Have Heart," published in the Hawaii Bar Journal, and she has educated family law professionals throughout Hawaii through seminars and presentations devoted to issues such as father involvement, infant timesharing, and child alienation. She is a co-author of the real estate section of the Hawaii Divorce Manual.
She also serves as a CAAP arbitrator and a VSM, and was the 2016 & 2019 Chairperson of the Hawaii State Bar Family Law Section. Dyan is a dedicated volunteer with the Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii and the Access to Justice program, as well as the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and Kids First and various Family Court committees. She was the Chair of the 2015 Legal Aid Society fundraiser, A Taste of Justice, and continues to serve. She is on the Board of the Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation and chaired committees for the 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 galas. For her commitment to these organizations and more, Dyan earned the Volunteer Legal Services Hawai'i Kahiau Award and has received pro bono and volunteer awards every year. In addition to awards from various organizations, she received a Pro Bono Attorney award from the Hawaii State Bar Association for the past several years. In the news: Star Advertiser's investigative series article as the attorney for a domestic violence victim obtaining an Order for Protection against an HPD officer http://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/hpd-insists-it-takes-domestic-violence-seriously-but-in-some-cases-its-actions-say-otherwise/#comment-180928
Paralegals and Support Staff
Maile Edwards, Law Clerk
Maile grew up on Oahu. She received her B.A. from Oregon State University and worked as an Office Manager at the Hawaii State Legislature. Maile came to work for M & R while getting her J.D. at UH Richardson School of Law, class of 2025. When she's not studying or working, Maile is out surfing.
Deanna Salvador, Paralegal
Deanna is a lifelong Hawaii resident. She has over 25 years of experience in civil and family law. She attended Nanakuli High School and then Hawaii Business College. When she is not playing softball or attending her daughter's sports practices and games, she spends most of her time in traffic.
Lana Sims, Paralegal & Office Manager
paralegal@mitsuyamaandrebman.com
Lana graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Leeward Community College. She has worked in the legal field for over ten years (and loves it). She is the mother of two boys and a fur baby named Daisy. In her spare time she loves to travel to Japan and collect Hello Kitty everything.
Larena Bustillos, Paralegal
Larena was born and raised in Hawaii, originally from the Island of Kauai. She graduated from Sacred Hearts Academy and completed the Paralegal Associate in Science program at Kapiolani Community College, and has over 30 years of family law experience. She enjoys long walks, hiking, biking and snorkeling.
Carla Myers, Paralegal
Carla has worked in the legal field since 1997. In 1998, she earned NALS certification (National Association of Legal Secretaries).
In memoriam: Maria Oldehaver, Senior Paralegal
Originally from New Zealand, Maria lived in Hawaii since 1987 and worked in the legal field since then, with 30+ years of family law experience both in private practice and for the Domestic Violence Action Center, where she was Supervisor of Legal Support Services. She joined M & R in 2014. She enjoyed spending time with her son, playing games on Facebook, and reading.