Biography Kawaiuluhonua Scanlan is from Pālolo, Oʻahu. She is a proud graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law and a recipient of the Native Hawaiian Law certificate. Prior to law school, Kawai attended Scripps College and studied Psychology, and Native American and Indigenous … [Read more...] about Kawaiuluhonua Scanlan
Ka Huli Ao Cen. for Excel. in Native Hawaiian
Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum ’19
Biography Professor Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum is a proud graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law where she currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Law and is a part of Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law. She teaches courses on and related to Native Hawaiian … [Read more...] about Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum ’19
Rhiannon Tereari‘i Chandler-‘Īao ’16
Biography Rhiannon “Rae” Renee Tereari'i Chandler-‘Īao is a returning Post-Juris Doctor Fellow with Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law. She earned a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2004 and graduated from the William S. Richardson School of … [Read more...] about Rhiannon Tereari‘i Chandler-‘Īao ’16
Malia K.H. Akutagawa ’97
Biography Malia Akutagawa is an Associate Professor of Law and Hawaiian Studies with both the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge – Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies and the William S. Richardson School of Law. Malia earned Baccalaureate degrees … [Read more...] about Malia K.H. Akutagawa ’97
Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie ’76
Biography After receiving her law degree, Professor MacKenzie served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William S. Richardson of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court. In 1980, she joined the staff of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC), a public interest law firm protecting and advancing the rights of … [Read more...] about Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie ’76
Kamanamaikalani Beamer
Biography Kamanamaikalani Beamer, PhD, is a full professor in the Hui ʻĀina Momona Program at the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa. He serves a dual appointment in the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge and in the William S. Richardson School of Law as part of Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence … [Read more...] about Kamanamaikalani Beamer