Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. A rose by any other name?
So, pray tell – what is a vessel? I mean, practically, what does Congress mean when they say "vessel." Do words matter? Legislatures try to draft statutes to regulate a certain type of activity, but must
Special thanks and mahalo to my peers and, hopefully, my readers for my recent selection to the Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year for 2013 in the practice area of eminent domain and condemnation law.
New case regarding the National Marine Fisheries Service plans for the Pacific groundfish fishery and trawler groundfishing regulations. The case is Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association v. Banks. Opinion can be found here.
The opinion is heavy on statute and regulation, particularly the National Environmental Policy Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Management Act and
Waikiki at sunset, always beautiful
Pack 1 service project at Mahuahua Ai O Hoi in Heeia
ABA Annual Meeting 2012 – Opening Assembly
"The First Thing We Do, Let's Film All the Lawyers" is a one week film series at the Honolulu Museum of Art's Doris Duke Theater.
Check out www.lawinfilm.com. I've reprinted our inaugural post there,
With apologies to Shakespeare for malappropriating his infamous quote from Henry the Sixth, “The First Thing We Do, Let’s
ABA President awarding the TJAG’s of the military
ABA Annual Meeting 2012 – Opening Assembly
On Thursday, August 2, 2012, at 3:30 p.m., as part of the ABA Annual Meeting, the ABA and the State & Local Government Law Section is sponsoring a free screening of " Crime After Crime," the award-winning documentary from director Yoav Potash chronicling two San Francisco Bay Area land use lawyers who volunteer
