Hawaiian Society of Law and Politics Annual Symposium

This symposium provided an interdisciplinary forum where the authors of the articles published in the Summer 2004 issue of the Hawaiian Journal of Law & Politics presented their research. Each presenter responded to questions posed by a response panel comprised of one faculty member and one graduate student from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa concerning the presenter's article. The public audience was also given time to pose questions regarding the topic of discussion.

When: April 16, 2005 (Saturday)

Where: Hawai`i Imin International Conference Center, 1777 East-West Road, on the campus of the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Topic: The symposium encouraged the development of curriculum that engages Hawaiian Statehood and examines Hawai`i, both past and present, within the rubric of international law, applicable theories of international relations, and political theory.

Morning Session

Introduction: Hawaiian Journal of Law & Politics

Editor: Stephen Laudig, Esq., and graduate student, Political Science

Film Presentation: Lance Larsen vs. The Hawaiian Kingdom at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, December 2000 (produced by Ms. Merata Mita)

1st Presentation: "Continuity of the Hawaiian Kingdom"

Presenter: Matthew Craven, Reader in International Law, University of London, Law Department, SOAS, and author of "Continuity of the Hawaiian Kingdom"

Response Panelists: Jon VanDyke, Professor, Richardson School of Law; Kalawai`a Moore, Ph.D. candidate, Political Science

Afternoon Session

2nd Presentation: "American Occupation of the Hawaiian State: A Century Gone Unchecked"

Presenter: David Keanu Sai, Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science, and author of "American Occupation of the Hawaiian State: A Century gone Unchecked"

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Response Panelists: John Wilson, Associate Professor, Political Science; Kanale Sadowski, 3rd year Law Student, Richardson School of Law

3rd Presentation: "An Interdisciplinary Study of the Term 'Hawaiian'"

Presenter: Kanalu Young, Associate Professor, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, and author of "An Interdisciplinary Study of the Term 'Hawaiian'"

Response Panelists: Elisa White, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies; Sydney Iaukea, Ph.D. candidate, Political Science

4th Presentation: "Curriculum Development concerning the Hawaiian Kingdom"

Presenter: Umi Perkins, Kamehameha High School History Instructor and graduate student, Political Science

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Sponsors: The Symposium was sponsored by the William S. Richardson School of Law, the Department of Political Science, and by the Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity (SEED).

Contact Information

E-mail: hslp@hawaii.edu

Hawaiian Society of Law and Politics
University of Hawai`i at Manoa,
2424 Maile Way
Saunders Hall Room 640
Honolulu HI 96822-2223