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William S. Richardson School of Law Professor David Callies was honored with the Owners’ Counsel of America’s Crystal Eagle Award.

Professor David L. Callies, the Benjamin A. Kudo Professor of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, has been recognized by the Owners’ Counsel of America (OCA), a nationwide network of eminent domain attorneys. In a ceremony on February 7 in San Francisco, OCA honored Callies with its Crystal Eagle Award for his lifetime of scholarship about land use, eminent domain and regulatory takings law both nationally and internationally.

Gideon Kanner, professor emeritus, Loyola Law School, and Robert H. Thomas ’87, a director with Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert in Honolulu, introduced Professor Callies and presented the award. Thomas is the Hawaiʻi representative of OCA.

“The Owners’ Counsel of America sought to honor David Callies for his scholarship, which has evolved over the last 40 years to highlight the importance of private property rights in takings law,” said Thomas. “David has become an abiding voice in support of the constitutional right of property, and a fearless and outspoken critic when property rights are not given appropriate recognition.

“Annually, the Owners’ Counsel of America identifies an individual who has made a substantial contribution toward protecting the civil right of private property ownership and presents that individual with the Crystal Eagle Award,” explained Cathy Newman, Owners’ Counsel executive director. “This year, we are honored to recognize David Callies for his work concerning eminent domain, land use regulation and takings law.”

“It is wonderfully fitting that David Callies has been honored in this way,” said Richardson School of Law Dean Avi Soifer. “He has been a standout teacher and scholar at our law school for decades during which he has informed, challenged and creatively provoked a generation of our students.”

For more on Callies read the William S. Richardson School of Law news release.

—By Beverly Creamer

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