Legal matters of maritime concern in Hawaii, Oceania, and beyond.
Well, it was last week, but who is counting.
Two years ago, following the very successful model of my partner Robert Thomas, I decided to become a blogger. Nearly 300 posts later, with topics ranging from Somali piracy, SONAR and whales, to Antarctic whaling and forum non conveniens, I still consider myself learning about…
The Hawaii Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments this morning in the case of Dupree v. Hiraga. Briefs and other materials over at www.inversecondemnation.com, post here.
I'll be live-tweeting the argument, albeit on my iPhone (excuse the typos). Follow me at twitter.com/hawaiioceanlaw.
FULL DISCLOSURE: My firm represents one of the litigants and…
The U.S. Supreme Court just handed down its decision in the Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez case (decision can be downloaded here).
Haven't had my coffee yet – so bear with me – the Court, 7-2, reversed the Alaska Supreme Court's decision and struck down the City of Valdez ordinance imposing a tax on…
My partner, and fellow blogger, Robert Thomas has a great guest column in this month's Hawaii Business magazine. His message: blogs and twitter are essential to marketing in today's marketplace. He has re-posted here.
I would add linkedin.com as essential to marketing and maintaining a network in business today.
The Coast Guard has announced that it considers stand-up paddling surfboards to be "vessels" under ___ and as such, operators must possess a life jacket and sound signal.
