William S. Richardson School of Law
University of Hawai'i at Manoa

KE KULA KANAWAI
"The Law School"

This is the last regular issue of Ke Kula Kanawai for the fall semester. Please send in your news items for publication in mid-January. Good luck to all during final exams and best wishes during the holiday season.

Check out old law school exams at our website: http://library.law.hawaii.edu/ User name: student, Password: lawschool00 (law school zero zero).

The University's General Counsel's office has moved back to the second floor after its renovations have been completed. Welcome back!

Faculty

DENISE ANTOLINI was recently elected as the new Chair of the HSBA Natural Resources Section for 2001. The section has over 120 members statewide who practice environmental and natural resources law in the private, public, and public interest sectors, as well as several WSRSL students interested in the field. The newly elected Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the Section is PETER KNAPMAN '97 of Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing.

JON VAN DYKE has been interviewed several times on local television recently regarding the presidential elections. PROF. VAN DYKE was seen on Channel 2 morning show with Kirk Matthews and Leslie Wilcox two times in less than two weeks and was also interviewed by Barbara Marshall for Channel 8 (NBC).

CRYSTAL ASANO 3L gave birth to baby boy Ethan on November 25. He weighed in at 5lbs 12 oz! Congratulations to Crystal and family.

LAW REVIEW accepted for publication in its Winter 2000 edition the following articles: "The United States and the International Criminal Court: Legal Potential for Non-Party State Jurisdiction" by SETH HARRIS (3L), "Cruelty to Animals: Recognizing Violence Against Non-Human Victims" by BETH MADELINE (3L), "In the Best Inerests of the Child: Juvenile Justice or Adult Retribution?" by LISETTE BLUMHART (3L), and "VAWA II's Retention of the 'Extreme Hardship' Standard for Battered Women in Cancellation of Removal Cases: Not Your Typical Deportation Case" by LEILA ROTHWELL (3L). Congratulations to these writers, and to their Law Review editor, DARCY KISHIDA (3L).

DAVID WARNER 2L can be seen at UH Manoa's Department of Theatre and Dance's Prime Time Lab Theatre production of the 2000-2001 season: "Machinal." It will play November 29 through December 2 at 8pm and December 3 at 2pm.

APLPJ was chosen as one of two finalists for the 1st Annual Pono Tech Awards in the Education category. The Pono Tech Award motivates organizations in Hawaii to use technology to capitalize on the opportunities of the new economy. The Award Luncheon will take place on December 6th, at 12:30pm-2:15pm, at the Hawaii Convention Center. It is sponsored by the Bank of Hawaii and is being held in conjunction with the ITEC Hawaii Technology Showcase.

MORE ETE. Congratulations to this year's hardworking team.

OFFENSE
ANNE LOPEZ 3L
BETH MADELINE 3L
COLETTE HONDA 3L
CRYSTAL GLENDON 1L
DAISY HARTSFIELD 2L
KIM CHANBONPIN 1L
KIM MOFFIE 2L
LE'A KANEHE 2L
LIANN EBESUGAWA 1L
MIA SOLMSSEN 2L
MICHELLE MITSUYOSHI 3L
MICHELLE PU'U 1L
NATALIE DODSON 1L
ROBIN MELCHOR 3L
SARAH KALAS 1L
SHERI-ANN LAU 3L
STEPHANIE MC GEE 3L
TRACI REI MORITA 1L

DEFENSE
ANNE LEE 1L
BARBARA WONG 1L
PROFESSOR DANIELLE CONWAY-JONES
DELIA ULIMA 3L
DELLA AU 1L
DEMARIS JOHANEK 2L
EMILY LAROCQUE 2L
HEIDI GUTH 2L
RUTH LINDSEY 1L
LEILA ROTHWELL 3L
ROCHELLE VIDINHA 3L
SHANNON SHELDON VIS
SONJA VALANT 1L
TONYA TAPPER 3L
VICTORIA SAKAMAKI 2L

Sorry we don't have the names of the equally hard working coaches, except for head coach SETH HARRIS 3L. And thanks SHAWN CHING for the television coverage!

DAVID LINK '90 has joined the Wichita Kansas law firm of Monnat & Spurrier practicing criminal defense and immigration law. DAVID was previously in private practice in Guam.

JENNIFER REID CERVENKA '95 recently joined the law firm of McGovern Noel & Benik in Providence, Rhode Island where she is concentrating in litigation, environmental law and regulatory matters. JENNIFER was previously in private practice in Boston.