SCOTT A. MAKUAKANE is a graduate of Ka`u High School, Duke University, and the University of Hawaii School of Law. He has practiced estate planning and trust law since 1983. Scott writes a regular column for Generationsmagazine, and he has written various training manuals and articles for lawyers concerning estate planning. His latest release is Est8Planning for Geniuses, a book aimed at a general audience.Scott lectures for a variety of professional and community groups. He is also past president of the Christian Legal Society of Hawaii; past president and past chairman of the board of the Financial Planning Association of Hawaii; past president of the board of trustees of the Foundation of the Rotary Club of Honolulu; and he continues to serve on the boards of several nonprofit organizations