On top of a presidential election, protests over Instagram’s terms of use, and the invention of gloves that can translate sign language, 2012 also brought to light interesting constitutional issues involving public entities’ use of social media when a citizens’
Honolulu High Rise Boom on the Horizon — Construction Defect Litigation Ahead
Civil Beat has a new article out this morning about the multiple high rise condominiums planned for the Kakaako area, and what that means not only for the construction industry but for lawyers working in construction defect litigation as well.
Guest Post: Honolulu Rail Remedy – Phasers On Minimal
Our friend Paul Schwind has been keeping us up to date on the progress, vel non, of the federal legal challenge to the Honolulu rail project. Paul’s most recent update was on the remedy hearing, and today he provides
Honolulu Rail: Set Phasers On Stun
Will the multi-billion dollar Honolulu rail project be halted by a federal court over a failure to adequately study the project’s possible effects on Chinatown and an old urban park/playground, or a failure to articulate the reasons why a tunnel
Hawaii Meat Market Recalls 4,100 Pounds of Ground Beef
E. coli Test and Hold Needs to be the Rule
Higa Meat & Pork Market, a Honolulu, HI establishment, is recalling approximately 4,100 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The
Hawaii Supreme Court Smacks Rail EIS – City Needed To Evaluate Burials For “Entire Project” Before Starting To Build
This just in: as we predicted after oral arguments (see HAWSCT Oral Argument Recap – Who Defines The “Project” For Archaeological Review? and The Real “Descendants” Plays Out In The Hawaii Supreme Court – Honolulu’s $4+ Billion Rail Project In
Man Buys Island, Controls Lives of Thousands
The New York Times has an intriguing article about Larry Ellison's purchase of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. The article demonstrates, very poignantly, the relationship between property ownership and power:Lanai’s new owner is Larry Ellison, a co-founder of Oracle. He
Damon Key Sponsors Honolulu Legal Film Series – September 1 – 6
"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
Law, Society & Taxation Nonprofit Panel & Papers
The Law and Society Association's 2012 International Meeting in Honolulu earlier this month featured the following panel and additional papers relating to nonprofits:
- Charities and Public Policy Panel
- Nina J. Crimm (St John's) & Laurence H. Winer (Arizona State),
- Terri