This is a bit afield of our usual fare of condemnation, Jones Act and maintenance and cure cases. But, since it is the end of the year, we thought you may want to participate in the Coast Guard's Video of the Year contest. Vote here.
Being a former cutterman, I'm a bit partial
We came across this video on the National Park Service’s attempt to obtain a “ground water management area designation” for the Keauhou Aquifer System Area on Hawaii Island. The petition and supporting exhibits can be found here.
The County of Hawaii objects to such a designation which would keep the regulation of the
Announcing the 2015 American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education seminar on eminent domain in San Francisco.
Details below, "borrowed" from my partner, Robert H. Thomas, programming chair and blogger extraordinaire.
If you haven't already, please mark
So, just in case you were wondering what new and important cases were issued by the Hawaii courts this year, you are in luck if you are a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association's Real Property and Financial Services Section. My partner Greg Kugle and I are presenting our 2nd Annual Real Estate Litigation.
Ebola Victim in Hawaii? Thankfully, it appears not, but the potential for an infectious or viral outbreak prompted this disaster-law wonk to crack open my copy of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and see what the government can actually do in the event of such an outbreak.
Is the answer similar to what J.
The Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, held that punitive damages were NOT available for unseaworthiness claims. The case is Haleigh Janee McBride v. Estis Well Serv. and the original opinion can be found here. In a lengthy opinion, with multiple concurring/dissenting opinions, the panel found that the Supreme Court's decision in Atlantic
As we quickly approach Election Day, 2014, we thought it might be helpful to provide some history and analysis of the proposed amendments to the Hawaii Constitution to help voters get through the legal-ese.
Question 1: Relating to Disclosure of Judicial Nominees.
Shall the judicial selection commission, when presenting a list of nominees
Of all of the impacts of HurricaneTropical Storm Iselle – which whacked the Big Island but thankfully not the rest of the state last Friday — the one that may be the longest lasting may be that the Democratic Party primary election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Dan Inouye
Our partner, and fellow blogger, Robert Thomas highlights our recent success at the Hawaii Supreme Court in the case of Oahu Publications, Inc. v. Abercrombie. The case is a little more procedurally technical than my title, so if you want the background, check out Robert's post on the case (with links to