HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi (Oct. 2, 2025) — On October 1, 2025, Justice Sabrina S. McKenna ’82 assumed the role of Acting Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, becoming the first Richardson Law graduate to serve on the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court as its Acting Chief Justice. Her appointment marks a historic … [Read more...] about Richardson Alumna Sabrina McKenna ‘82 Becomes Acting Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court
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Julian Aguon ’09 Wins Right Livelihood Award, Sweden’s ‘Alternative Nobel’ Prize
HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi (Oct. 2, 2025) — The Right Livelihood Foundation announced today that human rights lawyer and Richardson alumnus Julian Aguon '09 is one of four changemakers around the world who have won the Swedish foundation’s annual award. Established in 1980 to “honour and support … [Read more...] about Julian Aguon ’09 Wins Right Livelihood Award, Sweden’s ‘Alternative Nobel’ Prize
Honoring the Service and Partnership of Chief Justice Recktenwald
Today marks the conclusion of Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald’s distinguished service on the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court. After more than 18 years with the Judiciary, including 15 years as Chief Justice, Recktenwald is stepping down in accordance with the State of Hawaiʻi’s constitutional retirement … [Read more...] about Honoring the Service and Partnership of Chief Justice Recktenwald
Richardson Law Strengthens Cross-Campus Partnership on Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice
On September 11, Associate Dean Troy Andrade ʻ11 and Professor Eduardo Capulong, Director of Experiential Learning, represented the William S. Richardson School of Law at a gathering highlighting the University of Hawai‘i’s Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice. The program is a … [Read more...] about Richardson Law Strengthens Cross-Campus Partnership on Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice
Richardson Law welcomes largest class in school’s history
The William S. Richardson School of Law proudly welcomes the entering class of 2025, a dynamic cohort of 155 students from across Hawaiʻi, the continental United States, and around the world. This year’s group includes 87 full-time JD students, 53 part-time online JD students, 4 Advanced JD … [Read more...] about Richardson Law welcomes largest class in school’s history
UN court’s landmark ruling paves the way for greater accountability from countries for climate harm
Richardson Law alumni played key roles in a global climate justice victory as the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a historic advisory opinion in July 2025. The case, initiated by Vanuatu in 2023 and heard in December 2024, asked the Court to clarify countries’ legal … [Read more...] about UN court’s landmark ruling paves the way for greater accountability from countries for climate harm