Student Travel

COP 29 Reflections, Sophia Tidler: Absorbing COP

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of the Parties (COP) is such a vast learning …

ELP Summer Spotlight – Emily Sarasa

Background This summer, Emily Sarasa, a 2024 graduate from the William S. Richardson School of Law and an …

Professor Wallsgrove Brings ELP Students to Hakalau

From October 18-20 2024, Environmental Law Program (ELP) students and friends visited Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on …

Students and Alumni Attend the 2024 Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference

From left to right: Professor and ELP Co-Director David M. Forman ʻ93, Josh Eddington ʻ25, Marie Sonson ʻ25, …

Reflections from the International Environmental Moot Court Team

From left to right: Xiao Yi Zhao, Nicole Harrison, and Alyssa Neri In April 2024, Hawaiʻi law students …

Richardson’s Environmental Law Program Hosts the Inaugural Climate Reflections Series in Honor of Dr. Toufiq Siddiqi

On April 19, 2024, the Environmental Law Program hosted the inaugural Climate Reflections Series in honor of Dr. …

Richardson’s National Environmental Moot Court Team Advances to the Quarterfinals

Congratulations to WSRSL’s National Environmental Law Moot Court team: Mehana Witthans, Marie Sonson, and Emma Palmer.  Together with …

COP28 Reflections, Debbie Akane: Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels 

Debbie Akane, LLM with fellow ELP students Eleng Kazangiljan / Wun-Syuan Guo, LLM and Emily Sarasa ’24. As …

COP28 Reflections, Emily Sarasa: The Democratization of Climate Governance

I was lucky to attend for a second year because of the ELP Program! I observed some governmental …

COP28 Reflections, Eleng Kazangiljan: Indigenous Advocacy

Eleng presenting on Indigenous Knowledge and the Self-determination of Taiwan Indigenous Peoples at COP28. From the left, I-Chan …