ELP student Naima Fifita ’23 recently co-moderated a panel as part of a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 24-hour worldwide celebration for the 40th anniversary of the Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law. The all-day celebration also … [Read more...] about ELP Student Naima Fifita ’23 Co-Moderates IUCN Oceania Webinar
Environmental Law
KHA & ELP Graduation Reception ’22
After more than two years, the familiar buzz of celebration echoed through the halls of Richardson once again. Our Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law (KHA) and Environmental Law Program (ELP) co-hosted a Pre-Commencement Reception. The event honored and celebrated … [Read more...] about KHA & ELP Graduation Reception ’22
Aia i Waiʻoli ke Aloha ʻĀina
After four years of recovery, 30 law students, four attorneys, and thousands of hours of work, Ka Huli Ao and the Environmental and Native Hawaiian Law Clinics help secure water for kalo farmers in Waiʻoli. In 2018, the North Shore of Kauaʻi suffered devastating flooding. Small, ʻohana farmers of … [Read more...] about Aia i Waiʻoli ke Aloha ʻĀina
ELP Co-Hosts Climate Change and Public Health Panel
ELP continued its semester-long series on emerging climate justice and resiliency issues with a March 4 panel titled “Climate Change and Public Health.” The event also marked the start of an extended collaboration between ELP and John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) students on climate … [Read more...] about ELP Co-Hosts Climate Change and Public Health Panel
Hawaiʻi Delegates Reflect on COP26
The University of Hawaiʻi Office of Sustainability hosted “Student Perspectives on The Climate Crisis,” to kick off its Earth Month 2022 series of events. The event featured Hawaiʻi’s delegates to the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland including ELP … [Read more...] about Hawaiʻi Delegates Reflect on COP26
ELP Hosts Program Session for Part-Time Students
The Law School’s Evening Part Time (EPT) Program hosted its weekly evening programming session, inviting the Environmental Law Program (ELP) to speak about efforts to prepare students for the practice of environmental law in Hawai‘i and beyond. ELP Director David Forman ‘93 began the meeting with … [Read more...] about ELP Hosts Program Session for Part-Time Students