Our Story
Aloha is a Hawaiian word that can mean hello or goodbye, two words that have profound significance to the immigrant experience. Aloha can also mean kindness and compassion.
It is with a welcoming spirit, coupled with compassion and kindness, that Aloha Immigration was born.
With more than 25 years of experience in immigration law - and more than 30 years of involvement in defending immigrant rights - we offer a proven philosophy and work ethic, client dedication and a very unique perspective on US immigration.
Have a look below to get to know us a bit better and feel free to contact us to see what we can offer you.
Aloha Immigration & Worldwide Migration Partners
As of October 2022, Worldwide Migration Partners and Aloha Immigration announced their new partnership. Lead by Melissa Vincenty, our new team of professionals in Australia and the U.S. are pleased to offer a wide-range of visa services.
Our attorneys have over 80 years of combined experience in U.S. immigration from USCIS, ICE, and State Department.
Honolulu immigration attorney Clare Hanusz and founder of Aloha Immigration, passed away in February 2023. Melissa and Clare’s friendship began back in law school, meeting each other at the beginning of their studies at the William S. Richardson School of Law in Honolulu, Hawaii. Being both Ohio born and having an uncannily similar taste in music and humour, they knew that it was a serendipitous meeting. Through many Taco Bell lunches and late night studies sessions in the library, they supported and cheered each other on. Over the years they shared office space and jointly worked with victims on one of the largest labor trafficking cases ever brought to trial. After graduating from law school in 1999, and starting their careers in Hawaii, Melissa eventually started Worldwide Migration Partners in Sydney Australia, in 2015, and Clare founded Aloha Immigration in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2017.
Melissa is honoured to lead Clare's team along with Worldwide Migration Partners. The combined team of dedicated professionals across the world will be a powerful resource for all clients!
An endowed scholarship in Clare’s honor has been established at UH-Manoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law. The scholarship will benefit students planning to pursue a career in immigration law. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation in Clare’s memory.

If anyone needs immigration representation, I would recommend Aloha Immigration without reservation.
Thanks Lori and Sherry!
Sincerely ,
Thank you so much.🙏
To Clare and the rest of the team, words are inadequate to express my innermost gratitude.Thank you is what I have to say without further delay. Commending you with my two thumbs up for I am now legally a US citizen .If it's not for your help, I might have experienced a rocky road process. May our good Lord continue to empower you as you are channelled to help others more!
Thank you and Godspeed!
They were responsive and dedicated every time there was attention needed to move forward; they also stayed present and supportive on waiting periods. Impeccable work with a positive outcome!
I can’t imagine having gone thru this process without them, they truly took much weight off my shoulders and besides a legal positive outcome they also granted me with the gift of restored faith and freedom.
Clare and her team are very professional and highly efficient, plus they genuinely care about people and their lives.
Aloha Immigration team has it all, a solid immigration law firm with a humane and friendly approach.
Highly recommend and give them 10 stars!
Clare and her team at Aloha Immigration. They’re very patient, diligent, efficient, and thorough. My husband and I couldn’t ask for better guides through this process.
Clare are Mark were both extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Their professionalism shines in every aspect of the immigration process right from the very first contact with them but above all, they are super friendly and supportive.
They made the process of me receiving permanent residency easier than I ever could have anticipated from their thorough knowledge of all the different laws, simplicity of supplying documents, filing the application on your behalf, regularly staying in touch and keeping you updated during the entire process right until the very end.
Clare and Mark were always happy to answer any questions I had and did so promptly and accurately. I could not have asked for a better team to help me through this process.
The price is also extremely reasonable for the level of service they provide. As happy as I am that I am now officially a permanent resident I am also a little sad that my working relationship with them is now complete as they are such lovely and helpful people that they feel like friends.
I would 100% recommend Aloha Immigration Law Firm for any of your immigration needs and will definitely not hesitate to use them in the future to assist me through gaining citizenship.
As the process went through the team always made easy and clear all the information we need to provide and what were the next steps, plus their portal make easier to share documents.
I definitely recommend them 100%
Thank you Aloha Immigratiom Team
Our time working together and learning more about each other strengthened the “Aloha Spirit” and we consider Clare and Mark as family. Through their hard work which at times was very time sensitive, we were able to change inconvenient court appearances and meet short-notice deadlines. And finally, we were successful to turn around and right an unjust denial decision, into a long and highly anticipated LPR Approval!
We have no words to express our thanks to Clare, Mark, and the team for all that they have done for us. They will continue to be in our hearts and memories, especially when meeting life’s future challenges. Mahalo Nui Loa Aloha Immigration!
With a very limited deadline to manage and provide the necessary work Clare and Mark worked tirelessly throughout a very stressful process in order to assure USCIS compliance.
The approach was caring and understanding and provided us with the confidence we needed that this situation could successfully be overcome.
Nothing can speed up the current USCIS processing times however once the paperwork was submitted on time we knew the overwhelming evidence that we produced would produce a positive outcome.
Mahalo Aloha Immigration. Will be looking forward to your help when the citizenship train comes around in a few years.
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Why choose Aloha Immigration?
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We are experts in family-based immigration law
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Over 20 years of immigration experience in Hawaii
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Each Client has direct attorney contact
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100% State of Hawaii General Excise Tax compliant
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100% Hawaii Supreme Court Trust Account compliant
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100% ControlScan PCI compliant for processing credit card payments
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Encrypted and secure storage of client documents
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Industry-leading case turnaround time
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Best-in-class client collaboration technology
Our Clients love us!
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Immigration News
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- Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee “Anti-Harboring” Law that Criminalizes Providing Shelter to People who are Undocumented June 23, 2025WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2025 — On June 20, a coalition including a religious organization and two individuals filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a newly enacted Tennessee law that criminalizes providing shelter to people who are undocumented, even when there is no intent to conceal them. The Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection […]