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For those who just can’t get enough of law school, here’s your chance to return. Each January, the University of Hawaii Law School holds its “J-Term” during which brings in legal scholars from across the nation (bet it’s not too hard to convince a few lawprofs to spend mid-January in Honolulu) to teach on selected topics. And some of the lectures are open to the public.

Here are the details of this year’s Saturday, January 11, 2014 public J-Term classes. If you are an “interested member of the community” (i.e., the public), you can attend.  Among the topics are a couple that reach out and grab us:

  • The Law of Elections, Democracy & Politics (Professor Richard Pildes, NYU Law), 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Classroom 3.
  • Construing the Hawaii Constitution: Criminal Procedure Protections (Justice Simeon Acoba, Supreme Court of Hawaii), 5:10 – 7:10 p.m.

We’re going, for sure. The…

Continue Reading Go Back To Law School: U. Hawaii’s “J-Term” Classes Open To The Public

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Here are links to some of the materials mentioned at our session today on the GMO issue at the Hawaii Agriculture Law Conference:

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My co-planning Chair, Dave Bateman (a lawyer and a coffee farmer), Continue Reading Links From Today’s Session On GMO Issues

14.AGRHIOne of the hottest issues in Hawaii at the moment is agriculture. From the spreading county restrictions on GMO crops and pesticides, to water issues, to estate planning, the issues impacting farmers, ranchers, and owners of Ag land are growing. 

On January 8 and 9, 2014, the Seminar Group is putting on what we hope will become a regular event – the Hawaii Agriculture Conference. This two-day conference is for both farmers and lawyers, and covers these issues and others:

  • Contracts and marketing methods for Hawaii agriculture products
  • The Hawaii coffee industry
  • GMO vs organic
  • Zoning and land use issues
  • Exporting issues
  • Water rights
  • Labor law for farmers and ranchers
  • Best husbandry practices
  • Crop loss insurance

I’m the Planning Co-chair, along with David Bateman, a retired lawyer who also happens to be the owner of Heavenly Hawaiian Farms, an award-winning coffee farm on the Big Island. We’ve…

Continue Reading Mark Your Calendars: Hawaii Agriculture Conference, January 8-9, 2014

As we noted here, the International Academic Association for Planning Law and Property Rights, 8th Annual Conference 2014 will take place in Haifa, Israel, February 11-14, 2014. Earlier this year, we attended PLPR when it visited Portland, and it was well worth going, so the 2014 conference should be similar.

Professor Rachelle Alterman, Chair of the 2014 conference forwards this reminder:

This is a reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for PLPR 2014 is15 October 2013. Click here for the website, here for the call for papers and here to submit your abstract now.

We are happy to announce that our opening reception will take place on 12 February and will be hosted by the Mayor of Haifa, in the historic City Hall in the Hadar mid-town area.  In addition, we will have a special pre-dinner reception on 13 February, hosted by the Bahai World Center (click here for more on the Bahai Gardens in Haifa).

Please note that we have added a new workshop to our list of optional pre-conference workshops: Workshop 5 on National Land Ownership and housing policy. Click here to see the new workshop in the list and and to submit your workshop registration form (you are welcome to resubmit if your preferences have changed).

We look forward to seeing you at PLPR 2014 Conference

Rachelle Alterman for the Local Organizing Committee

So fire up those keyboards and get to writing!
Continue Reading Reminder: Upcoming Deadline For Abstracts For Property Rights Conference

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A big thanks to my Owners Counsel of America and ABA State and Local Government Law Section colleague Dwight Merriam for emceeing today’s well-attended double session on land use and takings law at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s 2013 annual meeting in San Francisco. Dwight and I were joined by land use expert Cecily Barclay, who presented sessions on Harvey Cedars, while I covered Koontz and Dwight did the relevant parcel/Lost Tree sessions. Continue Reading IMLA Conference Session On Koontz, Harvey Cedars, Relevant Parcel

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On Monday, September 30, 2013, we’ll be speaking along with Dwight Merriam and Cecily Barclay at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco, about three important cases/issues: Koontz, Harvey Cedars, and Lost Tree.

That’s a pretty wide range of cases, but we have some time and we’re sure we’ll have a good discussion. If you are attending the IMLA conference, please be sure to join us: 2:15 – 3:15pm, Hilton San Francisco Union Square (Plaza B, Lobby Level). Continue Reading Upcoming IMLA Panel On Koontz, Harvey Cedars, And Lost Tree

University of Hawaii lawprofs Carl Christensen and Williamson Chang have kindly asked me to visit their Legal History of Hawaii class (Law 520D) on Thursday, September 19, 2013, and guest lecture on the topic of “Land Reform and the ‘Public Use’ Factor in Eminent Domain: Midkiff, Kelo, County of Hawaii v. C & J Coupe.”

In preparation for that session, here’s the reading list:

If you have additional time, read these two briefs as well:

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Continue Reading Reading List For Sept 19 Guest Lecture For Hawaii Legal History Class

Here’s what we’re reading today:

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Continue Reading Must Read Monday: RLUIPA Ripeness, “The Taking Issue,” Oysters In The Wilderness, Precondemnation Damages

Taking_coverimage_webIf you are anywhere within striking distance of Touro Law School (Central Islip, Long Island), you should make plans to attend a conference that promises two days of fantastic programming on October 3 and 4, 2013.

“The Taking Issue – 40th Anniversary Symposium” is dedicated to the memory of the legendary Professor Fred Bosselman, and lead author of The Taking Issue, a 1973 report to the President’s Council on Environmental Quality. While the themes in the book have been overtaken by the Supreme Court’s takings cases, it remains a touchstone work for anyone interested in the subject.

Conference co-Chairs Dean Patricia Salkin and Professor David Callies (a co-author of The Taking Issue) have assembled an excellent faculty and agenda. There will be panels on partial takings, the Nollan/Dolan/Koontz issue, the relevant parcel question, and one on ripeness which we’ll be moderating…

Continue Reading Conference Announcement: The Taking Issue – 40th Anniversary Symposium

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Here are links to the cases and other materials (and more) we spoke about at today’s conference on Eminent Domain and Condemnation in Hawaii:

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Continue Reading Materials From Today’s Eminent Domain In Hawaii Conference