The Environmental Law Program is thrilled to welcome Hannah Caddle, Tehani Louis-Perkins, and Joe Udell as our three newest research associates.

Hannah Caddle is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley with a degree in English Literature.  She was a social worker in northern California and Oʻahu prior to pursuing her degree in law.  Her love and appreciation for the outdoors, especially the ocean, naturally led to an interest in environmental sustainability.  Hannah ably fills in for John “Mac” Blanchard ’21, who stepped down at the end of the Fall ’19 semester in order to focus on his legal studies.  Mac remains a valued member of the ELP ʻohana, continuing the important work of resurrecting our Environmental Law Students student organization among other things.

Tehani Louis-Perkins (’22) and Joe Udell (’22)

“ʻO Tehani Louis-Perkins kona inoa.  No Paʻalaʻa, Waialua mai ʻo ia. Aloha nui ʻo ia e mālama kaiāulu, ʻāina, a me kai no nā kanaka a pau. Tehani is from Paʻalaʻa, Waialua, known today as Haleʻiwa.”

Tehani is passionate about caring for her community and retaining environmental resources for future generations to come. She received her BA in Biology and Environmental Studies from Whitman College.  Before attending law school, she designed curriculum that was rooted in Hawaiian Culture-Based learning and science.  She hopes to gain certificates in both Environmental Law and Native Hawaiian Law to bridge the understanding on proper management of cultural and environmental resources.  Tehani has a love for loko iʻa, lawaiʻa, and heʻenalu. 

Joe Udell is originally from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in Politics and minors in Journalism and Latin American Studies. He later earned a master’s degree in American Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, focusing on film and literature of the 1960s and 1970s. Prior to attending law school, Joe worked as a freelance writer and editor, and traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He has also taught in Brazil, the Czech Republic, and most recently at the Pacific Buddhist Academy, where he developed his own humanities courses with a focus on peace education, including a project-based unit on sustainable development in Hawaiʻi.

ELP would also like to thank our two outgoing RAs Emily Deville and Rachel Ray for all their hard work they contributed to the organizations during their two years of service as RAs! Congratulations Emily and Rachel on your upcoming graduation, and we wish you well in the future.

RR 4/16/2020, DMF 5/6/2020