The Environmental Law Program is proud to sponsor events that feature experts who speak on a variety of topics that relate to their work in the environment and natural resource fields. ELP hopes to organize colloquia that touch on a variety of pertinent topics to inform students, faculty, and the wider community in order to facilitate informed discussion and conversation.
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Community Work Day at Mānoa Cliffs
On September 23, 2023, members of the Environmental Law Program participated in a community work day with the …
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ELP Hosts Two Legislative Advocacy Events
In early February, ELP hosted two legislative advocacy events. On February 2, ELP co-hosted an Environmental Legislative Network …
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ELP Hosts Panel on Indigenous Co-management
Academia has finally come to the conclusion that in terms of conservation, there is much to learn from …
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First ELP Tea Time Held In-Person Since 2020
On September 8th, the Environmental Law Program (ELP) hosted its semi-annual Tea Time event. The event took place …
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Students Reflect on the NCP Summer School
NCP Summer School Participants “This experience allowed me to better understand international law through practice and immersion. In …
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ELP Attends the Normandy Chair for Peace Summer School
From September 1 – 6, 2022, ELP students Holly Crawford ’24 and Evan Miyaki, Jr. ’23, recent graduate …
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KHA & ELP Graduation Reception ‘22
After more than two years, the familiar buzz of celebration echoed through the halls of Richardson once again. …
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Hawaiʻi Delegates Reflect on COP26
ELP Director Forman discusses his COP26 experience with Professor Wallsgrove. On April 1, 2022, the University of Hawaiʻi …
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ELP Hosts Program Overview & Info Session for Part-Time Students
On March 1st 2022, the Law School’s Evening Part Time (EPT) Program hosted its weekly evening programming session, …
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ELP Kicks Off Semester-Long Series on Climate Justice and Resiliency
On February 18, ELP, in partnership with the Pacific Islander Legal Association, hosted “Pacific Island Resiliency to Climate …
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ELP Hosts Seventeenth Annual Enviromentors
On November 5, 2021 the William S. Richardson School of Law Environmental Law Program (ELP) hosted its seventeenth …
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ELP Welcomes the New School Year with “Tea Time”
The Environmental Law Program hosted its second “Tea Time” gathering on September 17. The event, which is a …
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IUCN 2020 Recap
Representing the William S. Richardson School of Law and the Environmental Law Program (ELP) in Marseille, France for …
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Hāʻupu ʻĀina Aloha Conference Concludes a Memorable 30th Anniversary Celebration
On April 9, ELP and the Hawai‘i State Bar Association’s Environment, Energy, and Resources Section presented a conference …
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Registration Now Open for ELP’s April 9 Conference
Registration is now open for ELP’s 30th Anniversary Conference, Hāʻupu ʻĀina Aloha: Re-Envisioning ELP.
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ELP Kicks Off its 30th Anniversary Celebration with a Trivia Night Event
On February 19, ELP kicked off its semester-long 30th Anniversary celebration with a Trivia Night event attended by …
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ELP Co-Hosts the 2020 WCEL Climate Justice Moot Court
The William S. Richardson School of Law collaborated with the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) and …
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Evening Part Time Tuesday Programming Virtual Trivia Night with the Environmental Law Program
ELP hosted a Tuesday Programming Event on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, with a friendly game of virtual environmental …
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6th Tony Oposa IMC (2020) – Virtual
Links to relevant articles: 2020 WCEL Climate Justice Moot Court Explores Legal Obligations to Protect Forests to Mitigate …
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ELP Hosts Sixteenth Annual Enviromentors
On November 6, 2020, ELP held its sixteenth annual Enviromentors event, which connects current students with practitioners in …
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Spilling Tea with ELP
At the start of each school year, the Environmental Law Program (ELP) normally hosts an open house known …
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ELP Holds IUCN Motions Panel at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference
Faculty, current students, and alumni of the Environmental Law Program held a panel titled “Workshop on International Union …
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ELP Co-Hosts Talk on Decolonizing the Energy Sector
On Friday, February 14, 2020, the Environmental Law Program (ELP) and the Planners of Hawaiʻi and the Pan-Pacific …
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Talk Story with Judge Merideth Wright
On Tuesday, February 4th, ELP partnered with the Evening Part Time Program (EPT) for a Tuesday Programming Event, …
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Second Global Symposium on the Judiciary and the Environment
The Second Global Symposium on the Judiciary and the Environment took place at the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on …
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ELP Hosts Fifteenth Annual Enviromentors
On November 12, 2019, the Environmental Law Program (ELP) held its Fifteenth Annual Enviromentors Event at Café Julia …
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ELP Hosts Judge Crabtree for the Evening Part-Time Program
In collaboration with the William S. Richardson School of Law’s Evening Part-Time (EPT) Program, the Environmental Law Program …
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ELP Hosts Clean Energy Law & Policy Talk-Story with Colorado Rep. Hansen
On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, the Environmental Law Program hosted a Clean Energy Law and Policy Talk-Story with …
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Cookies, Coffee, & Tea with ELP
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, the Environmental Law Program hosted “Cookies & Coffee with ELP.” ELP students and …
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5th Tony Oposa IMC (2019) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(MOCK) JUDGES, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE 1. (Acting President) Dr. Irwin U.J. Ooi, MARA University of Technology, Malaysia 2. Prof. Tseming Yang, …
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Climate Change Science & Litigation: Communities Go to Court to Recover Costs of the Climate Crisis
Date/Time: Friday, May 3, 2019, 11:30 am – 4:30 pm.Venue: Room 325, State Capitol Building As climate change …
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ELP Co-Sponsors Invasive Species and Biosecurity Forum
On March 23, 2019, the Environmental Law Program (ELP), State Environmental Council, the Office of Environmental Quality Control …
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Cookies, Coffee, & Tea with ELP
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, the Environmental Law Program hosted “Cookies & Coffee with ELP.” ELP students and faculty …
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ELP Hosts “Litigating in Hawaiʻi’s Environmental Courts” featuring Lance Collins ’04 and Bianca Isaki ’13
The Environmental Law Program welcomed alumni Lance Collins ’04 and Bianca Isaki ’13 for the first event of …
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PALS Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Discusses Armed Conflict & the Environment
Thursday, January 24, 2018 – Professor Ki-Gab Park gave an “Insider’s Look at How the UNILC Develops International …
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“The Role of International Courts in Protecting Environmental Commons” Symposium
On November 9th, the Law School hosted a Pluricourts and University of Hawaiʻi Law Review Symposium on “The …
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ELP Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Discusses REDD+
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 – The Environmental Law Program and Professor Wallsgrove’s International Environmental Law Class hosted ELP …
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PluriCourts and Hawai’i Law Review Symposium
November 9 & 10, 2018 – PluriCourts and University of Hawai’i Law Review will co-host “The Role of …
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ELP Hosts Fourteenth Annual Enviromentors Event
On November 1, 2018, the Environmental Law Program (ELP) held its Fourteenth Annual Enviromentors Event at Café Julia. …
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ELP Hosts “Legal Fellows and ELP” for the Evening Part-Time Program
October 16, 2018 – In partnership with William S. Richardson School of Law’s Evening Part-Time Program (“EPT”), the …
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Coffee and Cookies at ELP
On September 20th, 2018 and September 27th, 2018, the Environmental Law Program hosted “Cookies and Coffee at ELP.” …
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Environmental Courts in China
September 18, 2018 – Two Chinese judges presented Environmental Courts in China to students and the community. Assistant …
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ELP’s Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Voigt, Presents on the Paris Agreement
On Thursday, September 14, 2018, the Environmental Law Program’s Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Dr. Christina Voigt presented on …
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Gaute Voigt-Hanssen presented “The Convention on Biological Diversity”
On August 29th, the Environmental Law Program held its first Fall 2018 colloquium, ‘The Convention on Biological Diversity: …
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ELP Co-Hosts US Coral Reef Task Force Symposium
The Environmental Law Program, NOAA Fisheries, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee, and …
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4th Tony Oposa IMC (2018) – Caen, France
The 4th Tony Oposa Intergenerational Moot Court was hosted by the University of Caen Normandy (France) on 5 …
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Climate Change, Human Rights and the Talanoa Dialogue
March 7, 2018 – Dr. Damilola S. Olawuyi visited the William S. Richardson School of Law and spoke …
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Sea Level Rise, Coastal Flood Risk, and Social Vulnerability Workshop
On April 7, 2018, ELP, Climate Central, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) …
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Protecting Oʻahu’s Water (Red Hill Panel)
On April 11, 2017, the Environmental Law Program hosted a discussion on the fuel tanks at Red Hill …
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ELP Co-Hosts Informational Forum on Toxoplasmosis
On March 31, 2018, ELP co-hosted a public informational forum on toxoplasmosis and its potential impacts on Hawaii’s …
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Coordinating Environmental Protection and Trade Policy in China
February 14, 2018 – Dr. Pitman B. Potter, The University of British Columbia, discussed climate change and trade …
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Evening Part-Time Students attend Cookies and Coffee with ELP
On Tuesday, January 31, 2018, the Environmental Law Program hosted “Cookies and Coffee with ELP.” The open house …
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Professor Catherine Iorns Presents on “Rivers as Legal Persons”
In a joint event on Thursday, January 25, 2018, the Enviornmental Law Program and Ka Huli Ao Center …
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Associate Dean Antolini and Professor Wallsgrove Discuss Policies to Address Climate Change in Island Communities
Associate Dean Antolini and Professor Wallsgrove (’08) joined Jay Fidell and Sharon Moriwaki on ThinkTech to discuss policies to …
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Professor Burkett and Juno Fitzpatrick Present on Climate, Migration, and the Marshall Islands
On Monday, November 20, 2017, ELP hosted a colloquium event titled: Climate, Migration, and the Marshall Islands. Professor Maxine …
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ELP Hosts 13th Annual Enviromentors
The Environmental Law Program hosted the 13th Annual Enviromentors event on October 17th, 2017 at Cafe Julia.
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Cookies and Coffee with ELP
On October 10, 2017, ELP hosted “Cookies and Coffee with ELP” — an informal talk story session for …
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ELP Hosts Professional Opportunities in Energy Law
In partnership with the William S. Richardson School of Law’s Evening Part Time program, the Environmental Law Program …
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2nd Tony Oposa IMC (2017) – Cebu City, Philippines
The second Tony Oposa Intergenerational Moot Court was held on May 30, 2017, at the UC School of …
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A Hawaiʻi Environmental Court Workshop with Judge Larry Potter
On Tuesday, April 25, the William S. Richardson School of Law Environmental Law Program, in cooperation with Keep …
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Environmental & Social Benefits of Bicycling
On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, ELP hosted a panel discussion about the new and exciting improvements in Hawaiʻi’s …
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ELP Hosts Net@Work Open House
On April 5, 2017, ELP hosted current law students for a Net@Work Open House, an informal talk-story session …
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Hawaii J20 and the Importance of Continued Environmental Protection
The William S. Richardson School of Law, in conjunction with Hawai‘i J20: Inaugurating Resistance, presented “Law & Justice …
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ELP Co-Sponsors Second Hawaiʻi Marine Resources Enforcement Conference
On December 16 and 17, 2016, the William S. Richardson School of Law’s Environmental Law Program hosted the …
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Twenty Years of Genetically Engineered Crops: What the Past Tells us About the Future
Dr. Neal Stewart, the Ivan Racheff Chair of Excellence in plant molecular genetics at the University of Tennessee, …
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Observations from December Symposium on Climate Change
In December 2016, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, in collaboration with the Alaska and Hawaii Sea …
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Guest Contributor Erin Shew on Climate Displacement, Migration, and Relocation
This symposium summary captures the discussions and next steps that took place during the workshops that occurred as …
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ELP Hosts 12th Annual Enviromentors
The Environmental Law Program hosted the 12th Annual Enviromentors event on November 15th, 2016 at Cafe Julia.
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IUCN Recap, Sept. 1 Opening Ceremony – Guest Contributor: Mahesh Cleveland (ELP Student)
As the lights came down inside the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena on the morning of September 1, the …
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Dec. 13-14: Symposium on Climate Displacement, Migration, and Relocation
Residents in Hawai‘i, Alaska and the Pacific Islands are on the front lines of the impacts of climate …
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ELP Student Alyssa-Marie Kau Reflects on her ICJ4ICJ Moot Court Experience
The Tony Oposa Inter-Generational Climate Justice for the International Court of Justice (“ICJ4ICJ”) Moot Court workshop was convened …
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Panel on Fishing Regulations in the Pacific – Guest Contributor: Alyssa-Marie Kau (ELP Student)
On Thursday, October 6, 2016 the Jarman Environmental Law Fellowship, the Food Law and Policy Society, and the …
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Hawaiʻi Marine Resources Enforcement Conference
This two-day environmental conference aimed to strengthen Hawaii’s capacity to enforce laws that protect near-shore ocean resources. Mahalo …
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NEPA Workshop
A workshop was held from June 22-24, 2015 at Hilo, Hawaii on the National Environmental Policy Act. Discussions covered …
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IUCN Recap – 9/4: A Planet Under Siege
A Planet Under Siege: The Role of Environmental Courts and the Global Judicial Institute for the Environment was …
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Academic and Judicial Perspectives on the IUCN
Tuesday evening (Sept. 6), the William S. Richardson School of Law had the pleasure of hosting four panelists: …
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Tony Oposa Intergenerational Moot Court
ELP Director David M. Forman ’93 and Associate Dean Denise Antolini, along with Professor Nicholas A. Robinson and Jullee Kim …
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Ben Boer: The 2016 Sustainable Development Goals and the Environmental Rule of Law
On August 30, the William S. Richardson School of Law had the pleasure of presenting Ben Boer, Deputy …
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IUCN 2016 Recap
William S. Richardson School of Law partnered with 5 other law schools in bringing our environmental law work …
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India-Hawaiʻi Law Symposium
2016 INDIA-HAWAIʻI LAW SYMPOSIUM: ENVIRONMENTAL RULE OF LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS, CLIMATE, AND CONSTITUTIONS We are truly honored to …
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ELP Hosts 11th Annual Enviromentors
On April 19, 2016, the Environmental Law Program hosted the 11th Annual Enviromentors event at Cafe Julia.
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ELP and Ka Huli Ao Co-Sponsor Panel Discussing Mauna Kea TMT Controversy
On Thursday, March 3, 2016, the Environmental Law Program and Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native …
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ELP Colloquium: Environmental Advocacy at the Legislature
On Thursday February 25, ELP hosted a lunchtime colloquium to discuss environmental advocacy at the legislature from the …
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Hawai’i Environmental Court Colloquium
On Friday, November 6, 2015, the Environmental Law Program (ELP) hosted a Colloquium at the William S. Richardson …
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Hawaiʻi Environmental Court Symposium
Aloha! Below are materials and information on the Hawai’i Environmental Court Symposium (Friday, June 26, 2015, at the …