Four-day conference held on transformative justice

Transformative Justice in a World on Fire

The William S. Richardson School of Law, in conjunction with the Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty (CAPALF) and Western Law Teachers of Color (WLTC), held a conference titled Transformative Justice in a World on Fire from June 26 – 29, with support from Fred T. Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ulu Lehua Scholars Program, and the UH Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic.

This four-day conference engaged students and faculty members from Hawaiʻi and the U.S. mainland in a dialogue about addressing racial injustices, climate challenges, emotional resilience, restorative healing, indigenous futures, and arts, politics and culture. Richardson alumnus Julian Aguon served as the keynote speaker at the conference, while Professor Emeritus Eric Yamamoto was honored at an evening reception for his contributions to social justice and his dedicated mentorship of generations of Richardson students.