As we’ve mentioned here before, the City & County of Honolulu has given the green light to a new public railway, described as “a 20-mile elevated rail line that will connect West O`ahu with downtown Honolulu and Ala Moana Center. The system features electric, steel-wheel trains capable of carrying more than 300 passengers each. Trains
Upcoming CLE And ABA State & Local Govt Law Section Meeting (Portland)
Next week (May 12 – 15, 2011), the ABA Section of State & Local Government Law is meeting in Portland, Oregon.
This is our Spring Meeting (complete agenda here), and is co-sponsored by the Urban Land Institute and the American Planning Association. In addition to the business and administrative meetings (I promise, the meeting
Washington S Ct: Eminent Domain May Cause Relocation, But Relocation Benefits Statute Cannot Be Read Together With Eminent Domain Statute
The Washington Supreme Court held that a state statute allowing relocation benefits to property owners displaced by an exercise of eminent domain does not impliedly allow the property owner to recover prejudment interest on the award:
This case involves whether interest is allowable as part of an award of relocation assistance benefits under the relocation
Cases And Links From Today’s Hawaii Land Use Conference Sessions On Coastal Issues And Water Law
To all of you who attended the first day of the Hawaii Land Use Conference today, thank you. As promised, here are the items I discussed during my two sessions:
- United States v. Milner, 583 F.3d 1174 (9th Cir. 2009) – the case in which the Ninth Circuit affirmed a finding of common law
HAWICA Oral Argument: Can Complainer Avoid The Administrative Process By An Original Jurisdiction Lawsuit?
Starting at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Pavsek v. Sandvold, No. 29179. In that case, the court is considering whether a complainer can circumvent the City’s enforcement procedures and the administrative appeal process by instituting an original jurisdiction lawsuit claiming that
Cal Ct App: Facial Equal Protection Challenge To Zoning Ordinance Cannot Tag Along With Invalid As-Applied Challenge, Man
In County of Sonoma v. Superior Court, No. A128734 (Dec. 15, 2010), the California Court of Appeal, First District concluded that an equal protection challenge to the requirement in Sonoma County’s zoning code that medical marijuana dispensaries obtain a permit to operate must have been brought within 90 days of the enactment of the
Land Use And Takings Cases Discussed At The HSBA Real Property Session
The week before last, the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Real Property and Financial Services Section held a session on recent developments in land use law of interest to local dirt lawyers.
We were not able to attend (we were teaching a seminar on water law), but our Damon Key colleagues Mark Murakami, Greg
Materials And Links From “Integrating Water Law and Land Use Planning” Seminar
Last Friday, I was on the faculty of Integrating Water Law and Land Use Planning, a seminar on Hawaii’s unique water law.
My session covered “Water Rights, Property Rights and the Law of Settled Expectations,” and provided a crash course in Hawaii land use law, the interrelationship between land use law and water law
November 19, 2010: Hawaii Water Law Conference
On Friday, November 19, 2010, I’ll be on the faculty of “Integrating Water Law and Land Use Planning” in Honolulu. My session will cover “Water Rights, Property Rights and the Law of Settled Expectations.”
Other sessions include “Hawaiian Water Rights – Where Culture and the Law Merge,” “Amendments to the Instream Flow Standards
January 13 & 14, 2011: 5th Hawaii Land Use Law Conference
Mark your calendars for January 13 and 14, 2011 for the 5th Hawaii Land Use Law Conference, to be held in Honolulu. Yes, it’s a few months away, but this is the Big One, it only comes around every two years, and you don’t want to miss it.
The program chairs are Professor David Callies