Aloha!  Below are materials and information on the Hawai’i Environmental Court Symposium (Friday, June 26, 2015, at the William S. Richardson School of Law).  We have provided various links to powerpoints, video lectures, and other documents for your reference.   The following links provide the videos (Part 1 and Part 2) from the ʻŌlelo website.  Mahalo!
June 26, 2015

MATERIALS

1. Program

HIECT Updated Program for Hard Copy Materials 6.25.15

2. Speaker Biographies

HIECT Symposium Speaker Biographies

3. Background

a. Act 218 Working Group Report (Dec. 2014) (Report includes Act 218)

HIECT Sympo – Materials – Act 218

b. Hawai‘i Supreme Court Order Designating Environmental Court Judges

061215_scmf-11-100_AssignmentOfJudges_ORD

4. Orders, Statutes, and Rules

a. Order Amending Rule 3(c)(5) of the Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawai‘i

ORDER=RCCH 3(c)(5) 061015 (1)

b. Order Amending Form 2A of the Hawai‘i Rules of Civil Procedure

ORDER=HRCP Form 2A 061015-1 (1)

c. Sample District Court Criminal Arraignment and Plea Calendar Showing the “Environmental Court” Eligibility Notation When a Charge is Within the Jurisdiction of the Environmental Court (This form may be subject to change)

Sample EC calendar

d. Environmental Court Jurisdiction HRS Reference List (Contains hyperlinks directly to the HRS)

HIECT Sympo – Materials – HRS Reference Guide – Updated 5.18.15

e. DLNR HAR Chart (Contains hyperlinks directly to the HAR)

HIECT Sympo Materials – DLNR HAR Table 5.22.15

f. DOH HAR Chart (Contains hyperlinks directly to the HAR)

HIECT Sympo – Materials – DOH HAR Table – 5.22.15

g. Chapter 343 Regulations (EIS rules) (HAR 11-200-20)

HIECT Sympo – Materials – HAR11-200(official)

h. OEQC, HEPA Citizens Guide (Oct. 2014) (Flow chart of the Environmental Review Decision Making Process also provided in Symposium’s hard copy materials)

HIECT Sympo – Materials – OEQC, HEPA Citizen’s Guide (2014) (Print only first three pages)

5. Agency Profile & Common Violations Videos

a. DLNR – link to DLNR videos directly below

b. OEQC

HIECT Sympo – Materials – OEQC Citizen’s Guide (2014).

6. Other Materials

a. Civil Resources Violation System (CRVS) Project, DAR – DLNR

HIECT David Sakoda CRVS 5-22-15

b. Community Sentencing Project, DOCARE – DLNR

HIECT Sympo – Community Service – Tyler Hee

7. Background Articles on US/Global ECTs – Justice Antonio Benjamin’s Presentation on Global Environmental Courts directly below.

a. Nicholas Robinson

Ensuring Access to Justice Through Environmental Courts.

b. Meredith Wright

HIECT Sympo – Mateirals – Wright, Vermont Environmental Court (2010).

c. Brian Preston

Hawaii Environmental Court Presentation – Brian Preston.

d. Michael Rackemann

rackemann150315 India Address.

8. Background Articles on Hawai‘i Environmental & Cultural Laws

a. Denise E. Antolini, The Moon Court’s Environmental Review Jurisprudence: Throwing Open the Courthouse Doors to Beneficial Public Participation, 33 U. Haw. L. Rev. 581 (2011).

b. D Kapua‘ala Sproat, Where Justice Flows Like Water: The Moon Court’s Role in Illuminating Hawai‘i Water Law, 33 U. Haw. L. Rev. 537 (2011)

c. Melody K. MacKenzie, Ke Ala Pono – The Path of Justice: The Moon Court’s Native Hawaiian Rights Decisions, 33 U. Haw. L. Rev. 447 (2011).