There is still time to join us for the upcoming Hawaii Water Law conference, to be held in Honolulu on January 11, 2012. I am the planning co-chair along with Jesse Souki, Director of the State of Hawaii Office of Planning.
In addition to Jesse and me, we've assembled a diverse and talented faculty: UH lawprof David Callies will speak with Elijah Yip (Cades) on the latest developments in water law and public trust litigation. State Water Commissioner Lawrence Miike will update us on the latest goings-on at the Commission. My Damon Key partner Greg Kugle is speaking with Leo Asuncion, the Manager of the Coastal Zone Management Program at the State Office of Planning on coastal issues.
After lunch, we have a special guest, Ed Thomas (a lawyer and President of the National Hazard Mitigation Association, and a nationaly known expert in floodplain management and disaster relief), who will speak with Jesse Souki and Richard Wallsgrove (Starn) about how the law is dealing with "climate change" adaptation. Lisa Bail (Goodsill) and I will speak about federal environmental issues and regulatory jurisdiction, including a summary of the Sackett v. EPA case being argued this week at the U.S. Supreme Court.
We will end the day with an hour of Hawaii mandatory ethics CLE credits (MCPE), with Carole Richelieu, former Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State of Hawaii (and me) addressing ethical issues when dealing with agencies and boards.
Here's the complete agenda. Brochure below.
Come, join us.
Hawaii Water Law, January 11, 2012
