“Outbreak in Hawaii: Realities and Legal Consequences of Public Health Emergencies”
Place:
University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law, Classroom 2
2515
Dole Street , Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Date: Friday, April 13, 2007
Program - First Half
1:30-2:15 Keynote Address
Topic: Federal authority in emergencies; constitutional issues involved
in quarantines
Ernest Abbott (FEMA Law Assoc., LLC; former General Counsel of FEMA)
2:15-2:45 Topic: PACOM's pandemic response plan
Rodney Smallwood
Wing
Commander
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
2:45-3:15 Topic: DOH's pandemic flu preparedness and response plan
Mr. Bart Aronoff, MPH
Dr. Mary Kathleen Gaynor, M.D.
3:15-3:30
Break
Program - Second Half
3:30-5:00 Topic: Legal Consequences of Public Health Emergencies Panel Discussion
Dean Avi Soifer, Moderator
Ernest Abbott, FEMA Law Associates
The Honorable Daniel R. Foley, ICA
James H. Pietsch, Professor of Law
George Apter, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
Rodney Smallwood, PACOM
The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal
(APL&PJ) is a web-based legal journal dedicated to issues facing
Asia and the Pacific Rim. Founded in 1999 by law students at the
William S. Richardson School of Law, the Journal provides a
worldwide forum for the presentation and discussion of legal,
policy-based and socio-economic issues in the region.
Every two years, APL&PJ hosts a symposium on a topic of current
interest relating to Hawai`i, the mainland, and countries throughout
Asia and the Pacific to address issues of vital importance to the
region.