The William S. Richardson School of Law is the professional graduate law school of the

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. Located in

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, the school is named after its patriarch, former Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice William S. Richardson, a zealous advocate of Hawaiian culture, and is Hawaii's only law school. Richardson's regime of legal studies places special emphasis on fields of law of particular importance to Hawaii and the surrounding

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and

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n region, including Native Hawaiian Law, Pacific-Asian Legal Studies,

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, and

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. A member of the

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(AALS), the school is accredited by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the

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(ABA). It offers a

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, with certificates available in Native Hawaiian Law, Pacific-Asian Legal Studies, and

, with students able to matriculate either full-time or part-time. It also offers an Advanced Juris Doctor, for foreign students who have earned a law degree abroad, and a LLM. For 2021, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Richardson 96th among American law schools. Richardson's part-time program was ranked 30th.

William S. Richardson

The establishment of the Law School in 1973, was considered the achievement of former Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice, William S. Richardson. For many years he had pressed the

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for its creation, arguing that the state would benefit by providing a legal education for its residents that enveloped its cultural customs—because they had the greatest stake in constructing the state's legal traditions going forward as such. At his retirement, the Law School was named in his honor.

Ethos

The spirit of Richardson's culture as a community devoted to the study of law is manifested in Kānāwai Māmalahoe, the fundamental precept of Hawaiian law. Originating in a royal edict by King Kamehameha I in 1797, galvanizing the

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's legal system, Kānāwai Māmalahoe, or Law of the Splintered Paddle, was enshrined later in the Hawaii State Constitution, Article 9, Section 10. Kānāwai Māmalahoe holds that government should strive for justice and to protect the rights of all of humanity through the rule of law
The Law of the Splintered Paddle: Kānāwai Māmalahoe
(PDF). hawaii.edu According to Hawaiian legend, Kānāwai Māmalahoe was declared by King Kamehameha after an incident where he chased two fishermen who were fishing illegally, when he caught his leg in the reef, and one of the fisherman, Kaleleiki, hit him mightily on the head with a paddle in defense, which broke into pieces. Luckily, Kamehameha was able to escape. Years later, when the same fisherman was brought before him to account for the incident, Kamehameha held that in the interest of justice he should be released, as he had only been searching for food for his family. Reflecting Kānāwai Māmalahoe, the school maintains a "commitment... to a collaborative community that is deeply committed to the... pursuit of social and economic justice" for all. Reflecting this commitment, its unofficial logo is Kaleleiki, the fisherman.

Historical timeline

1970s

*1968 – The

established the William S. Richardson School of Law. *1973 – Richardson welcomed its first class of 53 students. *1972 – David Hood appointed Dean. *1974 – The

granted William S. Richardson School of Law provisional accreditation. *1976 – Jerome Dupont appointed Acting Dean. *1977 – Cliff Thompson appointed Dean. *1978 – Richardson holds first Ete Bowl. *1979 – ''University of Hawaii Law Review'' created.

1980s

*1981 – Richard Miller appointed Dean. *1982 – The

granted William S. Richardson School of Law full accreditation. *1982 – Richardson sends first

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Team to competition. *1983 – William S. Richardson School of Law moved into new facilities on the campus of the

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. *1983 – Richardson Law Library opens. *1983 – Pacific-Asian Legal Studies program begins. *1985 – Jeremy Harrison appointed Dean. *1985 – Student Bar Association Formed. *1987 – Theschool joins

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Jurists-In-Residence Program

1990s

*1991 – Elder Law Program formed. *1992 – Environmental Law Certificate established. *1995 – Lawrence Foster appointed Dean. *1995 – Pacific-Asian Legal Studies Certificate established.

2000s

*2002 – Law Student Pledge adopted. *2003 –

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appointed dean. *2003 – LLM program started. *2005 – Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law established through a '' Native Hawaiian Education Act'' grant. *2005 – Hawaii Innocence Project established. *2008 – Richardson established a part-time evening law program. *2009 – Richardson received a grant from SBS Media Holdings in

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for $200,000 to establish a Korean Law Faculty Fund.

2010s

*2010 – Chief Justice William S. Richardson died on June 21. *2011 – Professor Jon Van Dyke died. *2016 – Dean Jeremy Thomas Harrison died.

Rankings

2016

* '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Richardson 82nd amongst its 142 ranked law schools. Richardson's part-time program was ranked 30th.

Employment

According to Richardson's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 50.9% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Richardson's

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under-employment score is 10.2%, indicating the percentage of the class of 2017 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a short-term, part-time, or non-professional job nine months after graduation. It is unclear whether the Law School's above-average clerkship placement rate for new graduates is reflected in these numbers.

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the Richardson School of Law for the 2014–2015 academic year is $37,934 for Hawaii residents and $57,662 for non-residents. Law School Transparency has estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $166,060 for residents and $261,639 for non-residents in 2017. In July 2016, Richardson was ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report among American law schools whose alumni have the least debt, at an average of $54,988 for the Class of 2015. Richardson Law Library Entrance 2012-04-20

Richardson Law Library Entrance 2012-04-20

Institutes, programs & centers

Institutes

*Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law. The Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law was established in June 2006. Its goal is to become an academic center for research and training in the field of business law in Asia and the Pacific. The Institute focuses on commercial law, insolvency and secured transactions, corporate law and business transactions, securities, intellectual property, real estate financing, and labor law issues. The Institute's activities facilitate direct exchanges between the academic, legal, and business communities in Hawaii and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. *Hammurabi Legal Forum: The Hammurabi Legal Forum for the Rule of Law (HLF) was established in 2008 at the school to aid law schools in Iraq re-invigorate the country's tradition of scholarship. By providing an online database of free legal resources, HLF originally sought to provide information on issues that are important to Iraq and the Iraqi legal community. In 2009, the HLF expanded its efforts to assist Rule of Law activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In 2010, it further expanded its research to incorporate additional regions of the globe, including Afghanistan and the Pacific Region, with a special focus on Timor-Leste.

Programs

* Hawaii Innocence Project: The Hawaii Innocence Project's mission is to provide

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representation to incarcerated persons who have a credible claim of actual innocence. :University of Hawaii Elder Law Program (UHELP): Operating throughout the year, UHELP provides Hawaii's elder community basic legal assistance, advice and information.

Centers

*Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law. Established in 2005 through a Native Hawaiian Education Act grant, the Center is an academic center that promotes education, scholarship, community outreach and collaboration on issues of law, culture and justice for Native Hawaiians and other Pacific and Indigenous peoples. The center focuses on education, research and scholarship, community outreach, and the preservation of historical, legal, and traditional and customary materials. It also offers new courses and supports Native Hawaiian and other law students as they pursue legal careers and leadership roles. *Hawaii Health Law Policy Center aims to 1) to conduct and disseminate research on health law policy aimed at improving health care access in Hawaii; 2) to serve as a focus for multidisciplinary research, teaching, on health law and policy in the context of Hawaii; and 3) to bring community leaders, health care policymakers, faculty members, and students together to find solutions to health care shortages and other barriers to access in Hawaii's rural, impoverished, or otherwise underserved communities.

Scholarly publications

''University of Hawaii Law Review''

The ''University of Hawaii Law Review'' is a scholarly legal journal run by students that publishes works by jurists, scholars and practitioners. It publishes two issues annually, and hosts a biennial symposium.

''Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal''

The ''Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal''is a biannual

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published by the school. It covers issues facing

and the

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. The journal was established in February 2000, with Jim Hitchingham as

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and with assistance and support from Lawrence Foster, Dean of the law school, and professors Ronald Brown and Mark Levin. In addition to its web format, the journal is available through the legal databases

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and

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Visiting tribunals & jurist-in-residence programs

Visiting tribunals

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit & Hawaii Supreme Court

Each year, the

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sits specially at the school to hear some appeals from the

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for the Districts of Hawaii and

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. The

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also sits regularly.

Jurist-in-residence programs

Bright International Jurist-in-Residence Program

Started in 2007 under the tutelage of Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, Myron H Bright, the Bright International Jurist-in-Residence program hosts international jurists to facilitate dialogue with the wider community and the school's faculty and staff. In 2007,

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judge

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was the visiting scholar. In 2010, the president of the

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served as visiting scholar.

U.S. Supreme Court Jurist-in-Residence Program

Instituted in 1987, with the support of

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, a Senior Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, Richardson has a U.S. Supreme Court Jurist-In-Residence Program. Biannually, a visiting U.S. Supreme Court Justice presents seminars on current judicial issues as well as teaches classes. Alito Civ Pro

Faculty

Endowed professorship & faculty chairs

Through the

Foundation, Richardson has been endowed with several professorships and faculty chairs. * Benjamin A. Kudo Professor of Law * Dan & Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair In Democratic Ideas * Fred T. Korematsu Professorship In Law and Social Justice * George J Johnson Visiting Professor Endowment * Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law * Wallace S. Fujiyama Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law * Carlsmith Ball Faculty Scholar Fund * SBS Holdings Co. Korean Faculty Fund

Notable faculty

In 2013,''

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'' ranked the Richardson faculty as the third "Most Diverse Faculty." And, in 2012, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the school 3rd of 190 Law Schools for "Smallest Faculty-Student Ratio". The faculty is specialized in an array of legal areas. Current notable faculty: * David L. Callies, Scholar of the Law of Real Property * Tae-Ung Baik, Former Korean Prisoner of Conscience, Specialist in International Human Rights Law and Korean Law *

Mari Matsuda Mari J. Matsuda (born 1956) is an American lawyer, activist, and law professorKo, Lisa, "Opinions: the Myth of the Interchangeable Asian," ''The New York Times,'' October 14, 2018 at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of ...

, Activist legal scholar, lawyer, first tenured Female Asian-American law professor * Randall Roth * Richard W. Pollack *

, Constitutional law scholar, former Dean of

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Eric Yamamoto Eric Yamamoto (publishing as Eric K. Yamamoto), the Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, is an internationally recognized expert on issues of racial justice, ...

, Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice, Former faculty *

Chris Iijima Chris Kwando Iijima (1948–2005) was an American folksinger, educator and legal scholar. He, Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto, and Charlie Chin, were the members of the group ''Yellow Pearl''; their 1973 album, ''A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by ...

, Legal scholar, Asian-American civil rights activist, folk singer (Deceased) *Jon Van Dyke, Constitutional law scholar, lawyer, activist (Deceased)

Students

Student body

In 2013, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the school 25th of 190 Law Schools for "Most Selective". In addition, Richardson is recognized for its highly diverse student body. In 2013, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked it 1st of 190 Law Schools for "Diversity Index," while ''Princeton Review'' ranked it "Best Environment for Minority Students."

Law student pledge

Adopted in 2002 as an aspirational reflection of Kānāwai Māmalahoe, all Richardson students recite the William S. Richardson School of Law Law Student Pledge, written by late Professor

, before a Hawaii Supreme Court Justice during a special ceremony before they begin their legal education. WSRL Oath

The Pledge is: ''In the study of law, I will conscientiously prepare myself;'' ''To advance the interests of those I serve before my own,'' ''To approach my responsibilities and colleagues with integrity, professionalism, and civility,'' ''To guard zealously legal, civil and human rights which are the birthright of all people,'' ''And, above all,'' ''To endeavor always to seek justice.'' ''This I do pledge.''

Student organizations

Richardson sponsors numerous student organizations, including: *'Ahahui O Hawai'i *Advocates For Public Interest Law (APIL) *

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(The Hon. James S. Burns Aloha Chapter of the Inns of Court) *

-Student Chapter *Black Law Student Association (BLSA) *Christian Legal Society (CLS) * Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity (DTP) *Environmental Law Society (ELS) PALSO Lunar New Year Party

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*Federal Bar Association Hawaii Law Student Division *Filipino Law School Association (FLSA) *Hammurabi Legal Forum *Hawaii Women's Lawyers *La Alianza *

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Law Student Association *Pacific-Asian Legal Studies Organization (PALSO) *

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International Legal Fraternity *Richardson Golf Association *Running Group *Self Defense Club *Soccer Club *Street Law *Student Animal League Defense Fund (SALDF) * Student Bar Association (SBA) *Students With Keiki *Sustainable Richardson * TED Richardson

Moot Court teams

Richardson fields

teams, composed of students, in competitions across many legal areas. In addition, Richardson fields a competitive Client Counseling Team.

Moot court teams

* Environmental Moot Court Team * Hispanic Moot Court Team * Saul Lefkowtiz Intellectual Property Moot Court Team * International Environmental Moot Court Team * International Negotiations Team * Mock Trial Team * Native American Moot Court Team *

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Team * Robert F. Wagner Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Team * Space Law Moot Court Team

Law school traditions

A list of some of Richardson's traditions: *Student Pledge :Adopted in 2002 as an aspirational reflection of Kānāwai Māmalahoe, all Richardson students recite the Law Student Pledge, written by late Professor

, before a

Justice during a special ceremony before they begin their legal education. * Ete Bowl Stew Day I

:Starting in 1978, Richardson—in a tradition that promotes school spirit and camaraderie amongst students—holds a yearly alumnae v. female law students flag football game. The Alumnae ("Bruzers") and UH Law Student ("Etes") teams are composed entirely of female students, while cheerleaders are composed of male students dressed in drag. * Stew Day :Begun by Professor Calvin Pang, every year on Stew Day, the Richardson Faculty dress up in goofy hats and aprons and serve a stew lunch to the students. Recently added to Stew Day, Professor Pang orchestrated the "Red Socks Award" – in honor of Dean

, a Boston

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Fan. H

Notable alumni

Politics *

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, US Congressional Representative * Florence T. Nakakuni,

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, Former Hawaii Governor *

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, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii * Earl I. Anzai, Former Hawaii State Attorney General *

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, Hawaii State Senator * Dwight Takamine, Hawaii State Senator *

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, Majority Leader, Hawaii House of Representatives * Quentin Kawānanakoa, Minority Leader Hawaii, House of Representatives * Della Au Belatti, Hawaii House of Representatives * Sharon Har, Hawaii House of Representatives * Scott Nishimoto, Hawaii House of Representatives * Maile Shimabukuro, Hawaii House of Representatives *

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, Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii *

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, Mayor of Hawaii Island *

Doug Chin Douglas S. Chin (born July 21, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from February to December 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, Chin previously was the 14th Attorney General of Haw ...

, 14th Attorney General of Hawaii and 13th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Judiciary * Sabrina McKenna, Hawaii Supreme Court Justice, Lawyer Academia *

Crime * Katherine Kealoha, former Honolulu deputy prosecutor and convicted felon

References

External links

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