TheUniversityofHawai‘iBoardofRegents
GabrielLee,Chair
MikeMiyahira,ViceChair
JoshuaFaumuina,ViceChair
WayneHigaki
WilliamF HaningIII
DianePaloma
LaurelLoo
LaurieTochiki‘80
NeilAbercrombie
LaurenAkitake
TheUniversityofHawai‘iAdministration
WendyF.Hensel,President
DeboraHalbert,VicePresidentforAcademicStrategy‘22
JanGouveia,VicePresidentforAdministration
TimDolan,VicePresidentforAdvancement
LuisSalaveria,VicePresidentforBudgetandFinance/ChiefFinancialOfficer
LuiHokoana,InterimVicePresidentforCommunityColleges
GarretYoshimi,VicePresidentforInformationTechnology/ChiefInformationOfficer
CarrieK S Okinaga,VicePresidentforLegalAffairs/UniversityGeneralCounsel
ChadWalton,InterimVicePresidentforResearchandInnovation
KaiwipunikauikawēkiuLipe,DirectorofHawai‘iPapaokeAoNativeHawaiianPlaceofLearningAdvancementOffice
TheUniversityofHawai‘iatMānoaAdministration
WendyF.Hensel,President
VassilisL.Syrmos,InterimProvost
SandyFrench,ChiefBusinessOfficer
LauraE.Lyons,InterimViceProvostforAcademicExcellence
NikkiKāhealaniChun,ViceProvostforEnrollmentManagement
RobertWright,InterimViceProvostforResearch&Scholarship
Katrina-AnnR.Kapā‘anaokalāokeolaOliveira,InterimViceProvostforStudentSuccess
KaiwipunikauikawēkiuLipe,DirectorofHawai‘iPapaokeAoNativeHawaiianPlaceofLearningAdvancementOffice
WilliamS.RichardsonSchoolofLawAdministration
CamilleA Nelson,Dean,ProfessorofLaw
TroyJ H Andrade‘11,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs;SullivanDistinguishedProfessor;Director,UluLehuaScholarsProgram
ShariLarsen‘06,AssociateDeanforStudentServices
ORDEROFCEREMONY
PĀKEAKA‘OANDREWS ANDREWSAMPHITHEATER
LĀʻUMIKŪMĀHIKUOMEI
MAKAHIKIʻELUAKAUKANIIWAKĀLUAKŪMĀONO HAPAHĀIKOEKANIKAHOLAʻELIMAOKEAHIAHI
MAYSEVENTEETH,TWOTHOUSANDTWENTY-SIX,FOURFORTY-FIVEPM
KAʻI-PROCESSIONAL
OLIKĀHEA-WewehiMānoa
OLIKOMO-‘Ohu‘ohuMānoa
ProfessorEmeritaMelodyMacKenzie‘76,ProfessorU‘ilaniTanigawaLum‘19
WELINA-WELCOME
DeanCamilleA.Nelson
HĀʻAWIʻIAKAPALAPALAHOʻOHANOHANOʻOKADOCTOROFHUMANELETTERS
IĀJULIANAGUON CONFERRALOFHONORARYDOCTOROFHUMANELETTERSUPONJULIANAGUON RegentLaurieTochiki‘80,UniversityofHawai‘iBoardofRegents RegentLaurenAkitake,UniversityofHawai‘iBoardofRegents
DeanNelson
HA‘I‘ŌLELO‘AHAPUKAKULAKĀNĀWAI-COMMENCEMENTADDRESS
JulianAguon‘09
HA‘I‘ŌLELOPŪ‘ULUKUMUKULAKĀNĀWAI-FACULTYADDRESS
ProfessorMiyokoPettit-Toledo‘15
HA‘I‘ŌLELOHAUMĀNAHAPAMANAWAAHIAHIKĒKELĒKĀNĀWAI
JURISDOCTOREVENINGPARTTIMESTUDENTADDRESS
BrianPiotrowski
HA‘I‘ŌLELOHAUMĀNAMANAWAPIHAKĒKELĒKĀNĀWAI JURISDOCTORFULLTIMESTUDENTADDRESS
KapriTulang-DeSilva
HULA-RainTuahineOMānoa
KAHĀ‘AWI‘ANAINĀKĒKELĒ-CONFERRALOFDEGREES NAMEREADERS
ProfessorKamaileTurčan‘08&ProfessorDerekKauanoe‘08
KAHŌʻIKEʻIAʻANAOKAPAPAEPUKAAʻEANA-PRESENTATIONOFTHEGRADUATINGCLASS
DeputyChiefJudgeoftheDistrictCourt(ret)BarbaraRichardson
HĪMENI-Hawai‘iAloha
HOʻI-RECESSIONAL
Hoʻomaopopomākou,kekulakānāwaihoʻokahioHawaiʻi,ʻokaʻōleloHawaiʻikaʻōlelomuaokeaupuniHawaiʻi.
Eianaʻe,ihoʻokahihanaunaakunei,ʻaneʻanepauloakaʻōleloHawaiʻi.ʻOiaikehoʻōlahouʻianeikaʻōleloHawaiʻi, haʻaheomaolinōmākouikahikikehoʻohanohanoponoikamoʻomeheukūikwāakoʻikoʻiloaokēiaʻāinaalohanui ʻiamaokepaʻiʻiaʻanaokēiapapahōʻikemakaʻōlelomakuahineoHawaiʻinei.
MahalomekeʻohohianuiiāPolopekaUʻilaniTanigawaLumameLiʻiNāhiwaikamaheleʻōleloʻanamai.
AstheonlyLawSchoolinHawaiʻi,werecognizethatʻōleloHawaiʻiwasthefirstlanguageofHawaiʻi.However, withinthespanofjustonegeneration,theHawaiianlanguagewasonthebrinkofextinction.Asapartofthe languagerevitalizationmovement,weareveryproudtohonortheprominent,uniquecultureofHawaiʻibyprinting thisprograminHawaiʻi’snativelanguage AheartfeltmahalotoProfessorUʻilaniTanigawaLumandLiʻiNāhiwa forprovidingthetranslations
KĀNĀWAIMĀMALAHOE THELAWOFTHESPLINTEREDPADDLE Ikonawāhealiʻiʻōpio,uaʻikeʻoKamehamehaPaiʻeaikekahimaukānakalawaiʻaeholoholoanamakaʻaekaiiPuna, Hawaiʻi. Aia nō a ʻike lākou iā Kamehameha e hele mai ana, ua ʻauheʻe aku nā kānaka lawaiʻa a ua hahai ʻ o Kamehamehaiālākou.IāKamehamehaehahaiana,uapaʻakoKamehamehawāwaeikekahimāwaeikaʻaʻā.Huli mailakekahionālawaiʻaeʻauheʻeanaauahiliʻoiaikepoʻookealiʻiʻōpioikonahoe.Mahopeokekahimau makahiki,ikawāihoʻohuipūaiʻoKamehamehaināmokupuniapauoHawaiʻimalaloona,uakauohaʻoia,“ehele kaʻelemakule,kaluahine,amekekeikiamoeikeala ʻAʻohemeanānaehoʻopilikia”Makahiokahoʻopaʻiʻanainā lawaiʻa,uahoʻopaʻaʻiakaʻihikūponoinākānakaapauauapaleiakānāwaiināmakaʻāinanamaināaliʻimai ʻOkēia kekānāwaiaKamehamehaikūkalaaiakapaʻiauakauohaneiʻoKeKānāwaiMāmalahoe NaSanfordMockkekiʻi mai NaRubyHamili’82lāuaʻoMichaelMoore’82kamanaʻomahopeoiakiʻi
Asayoungwarriorchief,KamehamehatheGreathappeneduponfishermeninPuna,Hawaiʻi Heapproached themandtheyran,butduringtheensuingchase,Kamehameha’sfootgotcaughtinalavacrevice Unawareofthe chief’sroyalty,oneofthefleeingfishermenturnedandbrokeacanoepaddleovertheyoungchief’shead Yearslater, afterKamehamehaunitedtheislandsunderhisstewardshipasmōʻī,hedeclaredthat“oldmen,theoldwomenand thechildrenmaylieontheroad-sideandtheyshallnotbeharmed.”Insteadofpunishingthefishermen,thiskānāwai memorializedthecommonrespectduetoallpeopleandprotectedtheweakfromthestrong.Thiswasthelaw proclaimedbyKamehamehaanditbecameknownastheLawoftheSplinteredPaddle.CoverartbySanfordMock fromanoriginalconceptbyRubyHamili’82andMichaelMoore’82.
KeKānāwaiMāmalahoe
Enākānaka, Emālamaʻoukouikeakua Aemālamahoʻiikānakanui amekānakaiki; Ehelekaʻelemakule, kaluahine,amekekama
Amoeikeala
ʻ a ʻohemeanānaehoʻopilikia. Hewanō,make.
LawoftheSplinteredPaddle Ohpeople, Honorthygod; respectalike[therightsof]peoplebothgreatandhumble; Mayeveryone,fromtheoldmenandwomentothechildren Befreetogoforthandlieintheroad Withoutfearofharm. Breakthislaw,anddie.
NAKALUNAKULAKĀNĀWAI DEAN’SMESSAGE DearClassof2026LawSchoolGraduates,
Ioffermyheartfeltcongratulations!TheentireWilliamS. RichardsonLawSchoolcommunityjoinsmeincelebrating youonthemilestoneoccasionofyourgraduation.
Thisisanincredibletimetohavecompletedyourlegalstudies. Asyoureflectonyourexperiencesoverthelastfewyears,Ihope youareimmenselyproudofyourselvesandallyouhavelearned andaccomplished Ialsohopeyourecognizethemomentoustimeinwhichyouaregraduatingwithalawdegree
Itwouldbeanunderstatementtosaythatyouhavewitnessedandstudiedtheroleandruleoflaw,andits reverberationsnearandfar,inanhistorictime Indeed,now,morethanever,thelawandlegaltopicsdominatethe newsandallformsofmedia,andaretopofmindformanypeopleworldwide Thisdominanceoflegalmatters highlightshowyourlegaleducation,insights,andworkcanhelpshapesocietyforthebetter
Yourlegaleducationhasequippedyoutoanalyzesocietalissuesthathavebeenfrontandcenterdaily.Yourlegal traininghasalsopreparedyoutorecognizeemergingproblemsthatwillsoonbecomepressingconcernsinour families,communities,andsociety.Thesesocietalchallengesrequireyourattentionandleadership.
Asprofessionalproblemsolvers,yourlawdegreehasequippedyoutoanalyzethemyriadimplicationsofthelaw,to seeitsintersectionswithnumerousareasofourlives,andtoleadwithintegrity,skill,andprofessionalism.The emphasisonprofessionalismisjustasimportantasthelegalacumenwithwhichyouwillpractice.Asstatedinour mission,professionalismisacentralcomponentofthecallingofaRichardsonLawyeraswestriveto“...develop highlyqualified,ethicalprofessionalsthroughexcellenceinteaching,scholarship,andpublicservice.”Weare confidentyouwilllivetruetothismissionandaregratefulforyourcommitment Wearealsothankfulforyour dedicationtoeachother,totheWilliamS RichardsonSchoolofLaw,andtothecommunitiesofwhichyouarea part
Forthesereasonsandmore,Iwarmlycongratulateyou,yourfamily,andthecommunitymemberswhohave supportedyou Wejointhemincelebratingyoursuccess!
Ithasbeenanhonortohaveyouwithusasstudents.Welookforwardtoyourcontinuedconnectionwith RichardsonLawasalumni.
OnbehalfoftheUniversity,ourfaculty,staff,andalumni,wewouldliketoofferourenduringsupportasyou advanceintheprofessionasthelegalleadersweknowyouaredestinedtobe.
Mydeepestcongratulationsandwarmestaloha, CamilleA.Nelson
NAKEKIA‘ĀINA GOVERNOR’SMESSAGE
Special Message from Governor Josh Green, M.D. In Recognition of the 50th Commencement Ceremony William S. Richardson
School of Law May17,2026
OnbehalfofthepeopleofHawaiʻi,IextendawarmalohatotheesteemedfacultyandstaffoftheUniversityof HawaiʻiatMānoa’sWilliamS RichardsonSchoolofLaw(WSRSL),distinguishedguestsincludingalumniof the law school, graduates, and their families and friends who are all gathered today for the 50th CommencementCeremony.FirstLadyJaimeKananiGreen,aproudalumnusoftheWSRSLClassof2002, andIarehonoredtocongratulatetheClassof2026onearningtheirJurisDoctor(JD)degree.
Thismilestonerepresentsnotonlyfivedecadesofgraduatingnewlawyers,butalsoahalfcenturyofstrengthening justice,leadershipandpublicserviceacrossHawaiʻiandthePacific.Sinceitsfoundingin1973,thelawschoolhas fulfilledaboldandvisionarypurpose:toeducatelawyersrootedinHawaiʻi’svaluesandwhoarecommittedto servingourcommunities.AstheonlyJD-grantinglawschoolinHawai‘iandacrossthePacific,WSRSLplaysan outsizedroleincultivatinglocaltalent,openingdoorsofopportunityandpreparinggraduateswhogoontoserve inourcourts,legislature,executivebranch,nonprofitsectorandprivatepractice Theschool’sleadershipimpactis visibleineverybranchofgovernmentandthroughouttheciviclifeofourislands TheUniversityofHawaiʻiat Mānoa and WSRSL have been indispensable partners in building Hawaiʻi’s legal and civic infrastructure By trainingstudentswhounderstandtheuniquecultural,environmentalandeconomiclandscapeofourstate,thelaw schoolensuresthatHawaiʻi’sfutureleadersaregroundedinbothexcellenceandservice Itscommitmenttoaccess andcommunityengagementreflectstheverybestofourpublicuniversitymission
Ournewgraduatesarenowpartofanobleprofession Iextendmybestwishesasyoueachgoforthtoservewith integrity,courageandcompassion,andrememberthatyourpublicuniversityeducationwasmadepossiblebya communitythatbelievesinyourpotentialtoleadandserve.
Withwarmaloha, JOSH GREEN, M.D. Governor, State of Hawai‘i
NAKAPELIKIKENAOKEKULANUIOHAWAIʻI
MESSAGEFROMUNIVERSITYOFHAWAIʻIPRESIDENTWENDYHENSEL
AlohaUHLawSchoolGraduatesandFamilies,
OnbehalfoftheUniversityofHawaiʻi,congratulationsto WilliamS RichardsonSchoolofLawClassof2026 Toda celebratetheyearsofdisciplinedstudy,longnightsofread andwriting,andthesteadydeterminationthatbroughtyo thismoment Wealsocelebratetheparents,partners,child mentorsandfriendswhosupportedyou,whoseencourage andsacrificearepartofthisachievement Asatrainedlaw andaformerlawdean,Iknowfirsthandwhatittakestoea thisdegree,andIhopeyoutakeamomenttofeelproudof youhaveaccomplished.
Youentertheprofessionin2026atatimewhentheruleoflawisbeingtestedbyrapidtechnologicalchange, wideninginequality,pressuresondemocraticinstitutions,andurgentdebatesabouthowweprotectrights,ensure safetyandbuildtrustinpublicsystems.Inthisenvironment,alawdegreeisnotonlyacredential;itisacommitment. Youwillbeaskedtodefenddueprocess,toinsistonevidenceandfairness,andtomodeltheethicsandcivilitythat makejusticepossible.Thecommunitiesyouservewilllooktoyounotjustforanswers,butforjudgment.
AsgraduatesofHawaiʻi’slawschool,yourperspectiveisshapedbythepeopleandplacethattaughtyou:thevaluesof aloha,theimportanceofcommunity,andadeeprespectformoʻomeheu(culture)andʻāina(land) Whereveryour pathleads publicservice,privatepractice,government,business,advocacyorthejudiciary carrywithyouthe understandingthatlawislivedeverydaybyrealpeople Youalsocarrykuleana:theresponsibilitytouseyourtraining withintegrity,humilityandcourage,andtohelpensurethatthelawservesthegreatergood
Weareproudoftheexcellenceyouhavedemonstratedthroughrigorousscholarship,practicaltraining,anda commitmenttoservice Asyoutaketheoath,enteryourfirstrole,orreturntoserveyourcommunitiesinnewways, rememberthatyouarepartoftheUniversityofHawaiʻiʻohana Wewillbecheeringforyou,andwelookforwardto theleadershipyouwillprovideasadvocates,counselorsandguardiansoftheruleoflaw.
Mydeepestcongratulationsandwarmestaloha,
WendyHensel UHPresident
NAKAPAPA2026
MESSAGEFROMTHE50 GRADUATINGCLASSTH CLASSOF2026
MahalonuiloafromtheGraduatingClassof2026!
Toouresteemedprofessors,dedicatedstaff,lovingfamilies,andunwaveringsupporters,
Mahalonuiloa(thankyousoverymuch)!
Aswestandonthethresholdofourfutures,wereflectonthejourneythatbroughtushere The WilliamS RichardsonSchoolofLawhasnotonlyshapedusintoadvocatesforjustice,buthasalsoinstilledinus valuesofresilience,service,andaloha
Toourprofessors,mahaloforsharingyourvaluablewisdomandpushingustothinkcriticallyandcompassionately.
TotheRichardsonadministrationandstaff,mahaloforyourtirelesssupportbehindthescenes,ensuringoursuccess.
Toourʻohana(families)andlovedones,yoursacrificesandencouragementhavebeenourfoundation–wewouldnot beherewithoutyou.
Aswestepforwardintothenextchapterofourlives,wecarrywithusthelessons,friendships,andkuleana (responsibility)instilledwithinthischerishedspace ThespiritofRichardson–rootedinservicetoourcommunities andjusticeforall–willguideusalways
Mahalopihaandalohakekahiikekahi(ourdeepestgratitudeandalohaforoneanother)
Kealohanui(withabundantaloha),
TheGraduatingClassof2026
WilliamS.RichardsonSchoolofLaw Classof1976 BruceA.Anderson
HaydenF.Burgess
NancyCallahan
JohnWhiteCater
AnthonyK.U.Chang
CatherineO.Y.Chang
CalleenJ.Ching
DarwinL.D.Ching
EdwardL Correa,Jr
ThomasE Crowley,III
EdwinL.Doernberger
PatriciaC.Eads
GeraldI.Fujita
CarolA.Fukunaga
HowardM Fukushima
FranklinI Hayashida
AllenK.Hoe
MalcolmE.Hong
MaryL.Hudson
KarlK Ichida
MaryBlaineJohnston
WilliamLutherKing,II
HarrietH.Y.Lewis
MelodyK.MacKenzie
MarjorieHigaManuia
StanfordMJ Manuia
WayneA Matsuura
BarbaraMelvin
ShirleyAnnMesher
JenniferAhnMinami
ReginaldP.Minn
GlennM Miyajima
GeraldI Miyoshi
ReinhardMohr
RusselS.Nagata
LaniNakazawa
GaryStevenOliva
RonaldK.Sakata
RobertG Schmitt
AbelinaM Shaw
WilliamE.Smith
JamesJ.Stone
GlenTakabuki
LaddUeoka
KumuB Vasconcellos
RoyA Vitousek,III
JohnD.Waihee,III
T.LynneWasson
CynthiaWinegar
WaysonW.S.Wong
TerryN Yoshinaga
WayneR Young
NAKAPAPAMUAOKAMAKAHIKI1976 MESSAGEFROMTHE1stGRADUATINGCLASS CLASSOF1976
AlohaeClassof2026,
As the members of the Class of 1976 – the first class to graduate from our Law School fifty years ago – we congratulateyouonachievingthismilestone!ChiefJusticeWilliamS Richardsonsawhisdreamofalawschoolfor Hawaiʻi come to fruition in 1973 He was determined that everyone in Hawai‘i should have the opportunity to obtainanexcellentlegaleducationand,alongwithotheradvocates,heledanuphillbattletocreatetheLawSchool! HiscentralpurposewastogivethefullestopportunitiestoHawaiʻi’speople,andparticularl h h weredisadvantagedandunderserved
Inaspeechatour1976graduation,CJ Richardsonchallengedustofulfillthepromise “placesinthesun.”Hesummonedusto“preserveandpromoteHawaiʻi’sdearestvalues: respectforourland,andtheseaandourcommonhumanity.”Hereweallare,fiftyyearsla us,ourcommunity,thelargerPacific,and,indeed,theworld.EHoʻomau!
OurhopeforyouandfortheLawSchool–persevereandworkhardtofulfillC.J.Richa multitudeofissuesthatimpactourcommunities,neverforgetyourroots,paytributetoy theʻāinathathasnurturedyouandyourdreams!EHolomua!
HA‘I‘ŌLELO‘AHAPUKAKULAKĀNĀWAI COMMENCEMENTSPEAKER JULIANAGUON‘09 JulianAguonisaninternationalhumanrightslawyerandpublicintellectualfrom Guamwhoseworkoperatesattheforefrontofclimatejustice,decolonization,and Indigenousrights HeisthefounderofBlueOceanLaw,wherehispracticehas shapedinternationallegaldiscoursethroughstrategiclitigationandadvocacy, includingadvisoryopinionproceedingsbeforetheInternationalCourtofJustice concerningtheobligationsofstatesinrespectofclimatechange Aguonbrings distinctivedoctrinalrigortointernationalhumanrightsandenvironmentallaw, drawingonIndigenouslegalthoughtandthehistoricalrecordofempireinthePacific.
Hisworkadvancesanaccountofinternationallawgroundedinresponsibilityforcumulativeandintergenerational harm,andinthelegalandmoraldemandsofrepair Inthiscapacity,hisfirmledthegloballegalteamthathelped securetheInternationalCourtofJustice’shistoricadvisoryopiniononclimatechange,arulingwidelyunderstoodto markadecisiveshiftininternationallawtowardheightenedclimateaccountabilityandenforceablestate responsibility.APulitzerPrizefinalistandRightLivelihood mentorcommittedtothecultivationoflegalprofessionalsi SpotButterflies.
HA‘I‘ŌLELOPŪ‘ULUKUMUKULAKĀNĀWAI FACULTYSPEAKER MIYOKOT.PETTIT-TOLEDO‘15 MiyokoT Pettit-Toledo‘15,aproudWilliamS RichardsonSchoolofLaw,Harvard College,and‘IolaniSchoolalumna,joinedthefacultyinAugust2022asanAssistant ProfessorofLaw SheteachesCivilProcedure,AdvancedCivilProcedure,Complex LitigationandPoliticalLawyering,ReparationsandReconciliation,andSecondYear Seminar In2025,shewasnamedOutstandingLawProfessoroftheYearand nominatedfortheUniversityofHawai‘iBoardofRegents’MedalforExcellencein Teaching Shewasalsoselectedasanawardeeofthe2025-2026UHInnovationand ImpactShowcaseinrecognitionofherexceptional,innovativeteachingpracticesand measurableimpactonstudentlearning,engagement,andprogramdevelopment.
ProfessorPettit-Toledo’sscholarshipmergeslegaltheorywithfrontlineadvocacyforcivilandhumanrightsaswellas socialjustice.Hermultidisciplinaryworkexaminesreconciliationinitiativesandreparationsforhistoricinjustice, withparticularattentiontohealingintergenerationalharmsandaddressingtheintersectionofraceandgender.For morethanadecade,herworkhasengagedsurvivors,advocates,scholars,officials,andcommunitymembers connectedtotheApril3,1948,TragedyinJeju,SouthKorea.Herscholarshipalsoanalyzesdevelopmentsinfederal andstatecivilprocedureandtheirimpactsonaccesstojustice Herarticle,ThePoliticsofProportionalityinState CivilRulemaking,earnedHonorableMentionrecognitionthroughtheAssociationofAmericanLawSchools’ JuniorScholarshipCompetitioninCivilProcedure Herscholarshiphasappearedinleadingjournals,including DenverLawReview,BerkeleyJournalforGender,Law,andJustice,TransnationalLaw&ContemporaryProblems, andUniversityofHawai‘iLawReview
AftergraduatingfromRichardson,ProfessorPettit-ToledoclerkedfortheHonorableRichardW Pollack,thenAssociateJusticeoftheHawai‘iSupremeCourt,andtheHonorableSusanOkiMollway,then-SeniorDistrictJudge oftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrictofHawaii.ShelaterpracticedcivillitigationwithMcCorriston MillerMukaiMacKinnonLLPandservedastheExecutiveDirectorforMaximumLegalServicesCorporation,a Hawai‘i501(c)(3)legalnon-profit.ProfessorPettit-ToledocurrentlyservesontheHawai‘iSupremeCourt’s alityandAccesstotheCourtsandtheAdvi rshipInstitute.Herlatestendeavoristeachi e,andFrench.
HA‘IŌLELOHAUMĀNAHAPAMANAWAAHIAHIKĒKELĒKĀNĀWAI JURISDOCTOREVENINGPARTTIMESTUDENTADDRESS BRIANPIOTROWSKI BrianPiotrowskiwasbornandraisedonO‘ahuandhasworkedfull-timeasVice PresidentofKarl’sConstructionServices,LLCsinceMarch2021 Priortoreturning hometoserveinthatrole,heformerlyworkedinbiomedicalresearchinWashington, DCfrom2012to2021 Duringthattimehecontributedtoanumberofprojects, studyingbiofilmformationinmultidrug-resistantbacteria,thegeneticsofbipolar disorder,andtheimmunologyoftheparasiteresponsiblefortoxoplasmosis
BrianearnedaBA inMolecularBiologywithaminorinMusicfromColgateUniversityin2012 Hethenwenton toearnanMS inBiochemistry&MolecularBiologyfromGeorgetownUniversityin2018 Furthermore,heis certifiedbytheInternationalCodeCouncilasaCommercialBuildingInspectorandaResidentialBuilding Inspector
HA‘IŌLELOHAUMĀNAMANAWAPIHAKĒKELĒKĀNĀWAI JURISDOCTORFULLTIMESTUDENTADDRESS KAPRITULANG-DESILVA FromWaipiʻo,Oʻahu,KapriTulang-DeSilvaisaKamehamehaSchools(KS)graduate, andholdsabachelor’sandmaster’sdegreefromtheUniversityofSanDiego’sSchoolof LeadershipandEducationSciences SheisalsoaUniversityofHawaiʻi(UH)PhD in TransformativeEducationstudent Beforelawschool,KapriassistedatHawaiʻi’s SupremeCourtLawLibraryandwasanofficeclerkforPuliceNervellandGilbertC Doleslawoffices
Inlawschool,KapriwasaKSSummerSchoolElementarySwimInstructor,andFreshmenOrientationFacilitator, externforHawaiʻi’sOfficeofthePublicDefender(PDs),probonovolunteerforthePDsandtheHonorableJudge Somerville,HawaiʻiPublicPolicyAdvocatespolicyintern,andUHLawChildWelfareClinicResearchAssistant She wasalsoUHLaw’sStudentBarAssociationEventsandMerchandiseCommitteeChairandUluLehuaSenator, FilipinoLawyersStudentAssociationSecretary,EteBowlCo-Captain,andCivilProcedureTeachingAssistant
WAHA‘ŌLELO EMCEES ALEXISNAKABAYASHI AlexisNakabayashiwasbornandraisedinPearlCity,Oʻahu,Hawaiʻi Shegraduated fromHawaiʻiBaptistAcademyin2019andreceivedherBA inCriminalJustice,with distinction,withaminorinPoliticalSciencefromtheUniversityofColorado,Denver WhileatRichardson,Alexishasservedasa2Land3LSenatorfortheStudentBar Association,workingalongsideco-emceeTravis,chairingforAlohaCommittee,and assistingwithSBA’ssocialmedia.
ShehasalsoservedasaTeachingAssistantforProfessorTroyAndrade’sTortsandtheWestlawRepresentativefor Richardson.Additionally,AlexisservedastheActivitiesMediaCoordinatorforPALSOandVolume48StaffWriter forLawReview.Alexisexpresseshergratitudeforherfamily,friends,andlovedonesfortheirsupportandkindness, andespeciallyhergrandparents,MichieandTetsuji,whomadeitallpossible.
TRAVISKON TravisKonwasbornandraisedinMoanalua,Oʻahu,Hawaiʻi.Hegraduatedfrom ʻIolaniSchoolin2019andearnedhisB.A.fromtheUniversityofPortlandin2022, majoringinPoliticalSciencewithaminorinConstitutionalStudies.Duringlawschool, TravisservedasCo-Editor-in-ChiefoftheAsian-PacificLaw&PolicyJournalalongside CourtneeCollins,collaboratingwithstudents,practitioners,andprofessors,touplift academicscholarshipontheAsia-Pacificregion.
HealsoservedasPresidentoftheStudentBarAssociationwherehecontributedtocollectiveeffortstoexpandmental healthservices,improvestudentlearningenvironments,andfosteron-campuscommunity.Additionally,heworked asaResearchAssistantforProfessorDerekH.Kauanoe,exploringwaystoadvocateforNativeHawaiianrights throughinternationallaw Travisisgratefultohisfamily,friends,andmentors,fortheirunconditionalsupportover thesepastseveralyears
DEANS CamilleA.Nelson,Dean,ProfessorofLaw
TroyJ H Andrade ‘11,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs;SullivanDistinguishedProfessor;Director,UluLehuaScholarsProgram
ShariLarsen‘06,AssociateDeanforStudentServices
AamirAbdullah Librarian,Reference& InstructionalServices
MaliaAkutagawa‘97 AssociateProfessorofLaw Hui‘ĀinaMomona
MaryApodaca AssistantProfessorofLaw Director,BarSuccess
Tae-UngBaik ProfessorofLaw
JohnL.Barkai ProfessorofLaw
KamanamaikalaniBeamer DanaNaoneHallEndowedChair
CharlesD Booth ProfessorofLaw Director,Instituteof Asian-PacificBusinessLaw
AlinaNgBoyte ProfessorofLaw
LucyBrown‘18 AssistantProfessorofLaw
CatherineBye Librarian,TechnicalServices/Acquisitions
EduardoCapulong ProfessorofLaw Director,ExperientialLearning
FACULTY WilliamsonB.C.Chang ProfessorofLaw
RichardChen AssociateProfessorofLaw Director,Graduate&InternationalPrograms
DDangaran AssistantProfessorofLaw
DavidM.Forman‘93 ProfessorofLaw Co-Director,EnvironmentalLawProgram
WendyHensel ProfessorofLaw President,UniversityofHawaiʻi
BrianR.Huffman Librarian,ElectronicServices Director,FacultyDevelopment
DerekKauanoe‘08 AssistantProfessorofLaw
KennethLawson FacultySpecialist Director,Hawai‘iInnocenceProject
LenoraLee FacultySpecialist AdministrativeDirector,ElderLawProgram
CoryLenz Librarian,ReferenceandInstructionalServices
MarkA Levin ProfessorofLaw Director,Pacific-AsianLegalStudiesProgram Director,CenterforJapaneseStudies
FACULTY JustinD Levinson
CadesFoundationProfessorofLaw Director,Culture&JuryProject
EmileLozadeSiles AssistantProfessorofLaw
NicholasMcLean AssistantProfessorofLaw
NicholasMirkay
MichaelJ.MarksDistinguishedProfessorof BusinessLaw
TrishaNakamura‘06 Director,ProBonoPrograms AssistantFacultySpecialist
KeikoOkuhara Librarian,BibliographicServices&Systems AssociateDirector,Pacific-Asian LegalStudiesProgram
MJPalau-McDonald‘22 AssistantProfessorofLaw
CaroleJ.Petersen CadesFoundationProfessorofLaw
MiyokoPettit-Toledo‘15 AssistantProfessorofLaw
JamesH Pietsch ProfessorofLaw Director,ElderLawProgram
GuyRubinstein AssistantProfessorofLaw
SusanK Serrano‘98
FredT.KorematsuProfessorofLaw&SocialJustice AssociateDirector,KaHuliAoCenterfor ExcellenceinNativeHawaiianLaw
DinaShek‘06 FacultySpecialist LegalDirector,Medical-LegalPartnershipfor ChildreninHawai‘i
LiamSkilling‘07 AssociateFacultySpecialist Director,AcademicSuccess
D.Kapua‘alaSproat‘98 ProfessorofLaw Director,KaHuliAoCenterfor ExcellenceinNativeHawaiianLaw Director,NativeHawaiianRightsClinic
MelissaStewart AssistantProfessorofLaw
VictoriaSzymczak ProfessorofLaw Director,LawLibrary
U‘ilaniTanigawaLum‘19 AssistantProfessorofLaw Co-Director,NativeHawaiianRightsClinic
HolleeTemple ProfessorofLaw Director,LegalWriting
KamaileA.N.Turčan‘08 AssociateProfessorofLaw
RichardWallsgrove‘08 AssociateProfessorofLaw Co-Director,EnvironmentalLawProgram Director,EnvironmentalLawClinic
EstherYoo AssistantProfessorofLaw Director,Refugee&ImmigrationLawClinic
KariCarolan Director,OnlineLegalEducation
ADMINISTRATORSANDSTAFF RobinCavaco LibraryAcquisitionsSupportSpecialist
CollinCedotal PublicInformationSpecialist
TylerCegler Director,EnrollmentManagement
LoretoColoma,Jr. AssociateDirector,Admissions
LoriDownes AssociateDirector,Graduate& InternationalPrograms
PaulineFagan Director,AdministrativeServices
JillGerrard Director,ProfessionalDevelopment& CareerManagement
MarisaGoeppner Administrative&FiscalSupportSpecialist
GrantHelgeson Registrar
TiffanyIge ProgramManager,ChildWelfare Services
TianaJohnsen AdministrativeOfficer
WesleyKau Director,Finance&HROperations
MelissaKorta Director,SpecialProjects
InnaKraner DirectorofDevelopment, UHFoundation
BenjaminLeider InnovationFellow
XinFeiLi ITSupportSpecialist
JasonLum FacultySupportSpecialist
YayoiMarshall AdmissionsCoordinator
FrankieMarullo CareerServicesSpecialist
NathanielNoda‘09 SpecialAssistanttotheDean
NicoleOrach ExperientialLearningProgram Coordinator
TroyOsato FiscalSpecialist
InnikaPang AssistantRegistrar
StevenPark Director,InformationTechnology TechnologySupportManager
RobertParke FacultySupportSpecialist
KeiralynPease Administrative&FiscalSupportSpecialist
LynetteT GeorgeRudolfo PublicServicesManager
HeatherL.C.Smith-Lee Director,LawStudentFinancialAid
StormStoker TechnicalServicesSupportSpecialist
JulieSuenaga FacultySupportSpecialist
AnneSumangil EventsManager
TracieSur AdministrativeOfficer AssistanttotheAssociateDeanfor StudentServices
RaynaTamura LibraryEveningSupervisor
HeatherYoung AdministrativeOfficer AssistanttotheAssociateDeanfor AcademicAffairs
MASTEROFLAWSDEGREES
HannahBerents
Bremen,Germany
SpecializationinInternational& ComparativeLaw,ConflictResolution
RobertPaulFoleyIII
Grafton,Massachusetts
SpecializationinEnvironmentalLaw, OceanLaw&Policy
MariusHeinz
FreiburgimBreisgau,Germany
SpecializationinBusiness& CommercialLaw
JessicaKaiPaisley
WestVancouver,Canada
SpecializationinEnvironmentalLaw, OceanLaw&Policy
TamaraShainaWallen
Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
SpecializationinBusiness& CommercialLaw
KevinK.Abe Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
MaryamAl-Ammari Dhahran,SaudiArabia
AnthonyG.Caliano LongIsland,NewYork
LloydKiliUrosevichAgamaite Kāneʻohe,Hawaiʻi
BrookeCasey Hanford,California
MakelaKaleiokalaniKahawaiiAluesi Kapolei,Hawaiʻi
KalenaR.Chiu Mililani,Hawaiʻi
LoR.Ashford Kailua,Hawaiʻi
AdeleBalderston Kāneʻohe,Hawaiʻi
GabrielJ.Baugh DallasFort-Worth,Texas
AnnieK.Borgen PalosVerdes,California
Keisha-LynnShizuye KealohapauʻoleChee Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
CourtneeAnnMikilaniCollins Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
VictoriaE.Danforth Kāhala,Hawaiʻi
KarenM.Dang Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
ChelseyBryson SanFrancisco,California
AddisonLynnKnowltonDavis Kailua,Hawaiʻi PhuongDinh Seattle,Washington
KathrynNicoleButterfield Loyalton,California
EricEdghill Kailua,Hawai‘i
JoshuaD.Faumuina Indianapolis,Indiana ChristieFerreira Hilo,Hawai‘i
TimothyHarris Waiʻanae,Oʻahu
ToriSatsukiGallacher Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
JessielynL.Y.Ho Honolulu,Hawai‘i
MarieJustineMagalemGanoot Lāhainā,Hawai‘i
SigridR.Howard Waimea,Hawai‘i
MindnayNisaF.Gapet SanNicolas,IlocosNorte,Philippines
ChloeyHarueKuʻupuaʻānelaIshii Mililani,Hawaiʻi
GeorgeL.Gibson Auburn,Washington
BronsonKaipo
KamakanoheaokalaniGonzales Waiʻanae,Oʻahu
KorynnE.Grenert Mānoa,Hawaiʻi
HannahGriffin LasVegas,Nevada
JasmineN.Joao Kahului,Hawaiʻi
AmyGroves Honolulu,Hawai‘i
MichaelEmilAwapuhiOIkaika KenneyJohnson Saipan,NorthernMarianaIslands
NathanielLloydJones Kailua,Hawai‘i
JanaM.Kakugawa Honolulu,Hawai‘i JustinKenoi Hilo,Hawaiʻi
MasonKenton Honolulu,Hawai'i
JURISDOCTORDEGREES
KauʻiONalaniKeolanui Hauʻula,Hawaiʻi
AnnaN.Meeks SanDiego,California
TravisTakeoKon Moanalua,Hawai‘i
SophiaD.Koo Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
JacquelineBellaPalmerLasky Kailua,Hawaiʻi
ConnorA.O.Lee Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
ErikN.Molina Breckenridge,Colorado KyleKamalaniMoriguchi Kapolei,Honouliuli,‘EwaMoku,O‘ahu MaríaMoralMuñoz Madrid,Spain
MariahF.Morgado Kāneʻohe,Hawaiʻi
ElijahJosephKaponoLee HawaiʻiKai,Oʻahu GavinXingLi Shanghai
MaraM.Morioka Honolulu,Hawai‘i
AedrikMabini HawaiʻiKai,Honolulu
JadaLaniMoritz Kailua,Hawai‘i
AshleyAnnMurphy GranadaHills,California
StevenManso AltamonteSprings,Florida
AlexisMichieNakabayashi PearlCity,Hawai‘i
TamarinL.McCartin Kapolei,Hawaiʻi
KekoaD.Nakasone Kāneʻohe,Hawai‘i
RaymondJ.Nichols Nyack,NewYork
TylerWaltjen Hilo,Hawai‘i
PetrieseCalamayanPeralta ʻEwaBeach,Hawaiʻi
KailaWilkinson Lāhainā,Hawai‘i
BrianO.Piotrowski Kalauao,Hawaiʻi
KatherinePothier ʻEwaBeach,Hawai‘i
HarrisonJ.Witt Sydney,Australia
SamuelE.Workman Lāʻie,Hawai‘i
NaomiKaleonahenaheonālani
Schubert Hilo,Hawaiʻi
AngeliaMayukiSilva Honolulu,Hawaiʻi
HaKyungYoon Seoul,Korea
KyleeA.Sumida Mililani,Hawaiʻi
MeganTengan Kaimuki,Hawaiʻi
KapriLynKaleihanohano
Tulang-DeSilva Waipi‘o,O‘ahu,Hawai‘i
IsisPatiñoFernandezUsborne Mililani,Hawaiʻi
HaleyR.A.Yoshioka Honolulu,Hawai‘i
ENVIRONMENTALLAW NATIVEHAWAIIANLAW LloydKiliUrosevichAgamaite
KathrynNicoleButterfield
AddisonLynnKnowltonDavis
KorynnE.Grenert
JessielynL.Y.Ho
SigridR Howard
JacquelineBellaPalmerLasky
AnnaN.Meeks
KekoaD.Nakasone
BrianO.Piotrowski
KatherinePothier KailaWilkinson
INTERNATIONAL&COMPARATIVELAW
AnnieK Borgen
StevenManso
AnnaN.Meeks
KAULA CORDS ORGANIZATION
AdvocatesforPublicInterestLaw
AsianPacificLaw&PolicyJournal
BlackLawStudentsAssociation
BlackLawStudentsAssociationCompetitionTeam
ChristianLegalSociety
DeltaThetaPhiLegalFraternity
EnvironmentalLawCertificateProgram
EnvironmentalLawSociety
EnvironmentalMootCourtTeams
EveningPartTime
FederalBarAssociation
FederalistSociety
FilipinoLawStudentAssociation
HawaiiWomenLawyers
IntellectualPropertyMootCourt
CORDCOLORS
LightBlue
Cyan
KenteClothStole
PanAfricanCords
MaroonandGold
BlackandGold
ForestGreen
LightBlueandGreen
MintGreen
Silver
NavyBlueandWhite
NavyandOrange
Gold,Navy,andRed
RedandPink
Pink
AnnieBorgen
BronsonKaipoKamakanoheaokalaniGonzales
JessielynL.Y.Ho
ChloeyHarueKuʻupuaʻānelaIshii
JasmineN.Joao
JustinKenoi
TravisTakeoKon
JacquelineBellaPalmerLasky
StevenManso
BrianO.Piotrowski
KatherinePothier
NaomiKaleonahenaheonālaniSchubert
KailaWilkinson
ORGANIZATION
International&ComparativeLaw
JessupInternationalLawMootCourt
LaAlianza
LambdaLawStudentAssociation
LawandBusinessOrganization
LawReview
NationalMockTrial
NativeAmericanMootCourt
NativeHawaiianLawCertificateProgram(KaHuliAo)
PacificAsianLegalStudiesCertificateProgram
SportsLawMootCourt
StudentAnimalLegalDefenseFund
StudentBarAssociation
TheInternationalLegalHonorSocietyPhiDeltaPhi
UluLehuaScholarsProgram
UvaldoHerreraNationalMootCourtTeam
CORDCOLORS
RoyalBlue
Purple
Red,Gold,andGreen
Lavender
BlackandTeal
ForestGreenandAntiqueGold
Pink&White
NavyBlueandGold
Tangerine
MaroonandWhite
OrangeandWhite
AmberandBlack
GreenandWhite
Red,Yellow,andBlue
RedandGold
Red,OrangeandGold
OLIKĀHEA WEWEHIMĀNOA ©KalikolīhauHannahsPaik
AdaptedfromWewehiWaʻahilaikauanoe, naLīhauHannahsPaik,October2002
WewehiMānoaikauanoe
Noheakaihonaokekoʻiʻula
MāpukahanuokauaTuahine
Leiananāpaliikahaliʻaaloha
Eiaaʻekaleo,ʻokaʻueʻanoʻinei
Heleoekāheamainei
Mānoaisadornedinthemistyrain Lovelyisthedescentoftherainbow-huedrain AfragrancewaftedintheTuahinerain Coveringthehighwaterfalls HereisthevoicethatIyearnfor Avoicethatcallsouttome
OLIKOMO ʻOHUʻOHUMĀNOA
Forthe2007GraduatingClassoftheWilliamS RichardsonSchoolofLaw inresponsetotheOliKāheaWewehiMānoa
NaMelodyKapilialohaMacKenzie
ʻOhuʻohuMānoaikauaTuahine
Onaonaikaleihalamekalauaʻe
PalipalinōkealaiWaiakeakua Ahikimainōʻoukou
Eianokaukulā,okaleo
Aheleowalenōe
Ekomomalokoneimekealoha
Alohae
AdornedisMānoaintheTuahinerain Fragrantwiththeleiofhalaandlauaʻe ThepathissteeptoWaiakeakua (But)youallhavearrived Hereisthereward,thevoice Avoiceindeed(simplythevoice) Comeandenterwithaloha
AswepreparetoleavetheUniversityofHawaiʻiatMānoa,WilliamS.RichardsonSchoolofLawandenterthenext chapterofourlivesandcareers,theseolisymbolizeourrequestforpermissiontostepforward,andtheresponse grantingusentrywithaloha.WewehiMānoadescribesthebeautifulmistofMānoa,andʻOhuʻohuMānoawelcomes usin,symbolizingbothourdeepconnectiontothisplaceandtheguidancewecarrywithusaswemoveforward
WeextendourdeepestmahalotoLīhauHannahsPaikforgenerouslyallowingtheClassof2026toperformWewehi Mānoa,andtoProfessorEmeritaMelodyMacKenzieforofferingtheolikomoshewroteinresponsetoLīhau'soli backin2007 WewouldalsoliketomahaloProfessorUʻilaniTanigawaLumforjoiningProfessorMacKenzieinthe olikomo,andfortakingtimeoutofherbusyscheduletoteachthegroup
HULA RAINTUAHINEOMĀNOA ComposedbyJulianaWalanikaPaka
ThemelechosenisRainTuahineOMānoa,composedbyJuliaWalanika.Theclasswouldliketoextendtheir heartfeltthanksandgratitudetoAuntyKuʻuleiAkakaofHālauHiʻilaniwaialoha,whohasgraciously choreographedthehulatothismeleforthisyear'scommencement.
Wehiwehineipuana‘uekui
Kekīpona‘iamekama‘o Ahepuakapuianakamanu Naka‘i‘iwipōlenaokauka
Hui: KaulanaēkauaiWa‘ahila
Ikahehiikeohookepili
Hookahinō‘oeolaila
MekarainTuahineoMānoa
Hookahia‘umeauluhua Keka‘upuinuwaioLehua Kekalaheleneika‘ūlili A‘onēialāmālie
Hui: KaulanaēkauaiWa‘ahila
Ikahehiikeohookepili
Hookahinō‘oeolaila
MekarainTuahineoMānoa
MekarainTuahineoMānoa
MekarainTuahineoMānoa
Istringtheseflowersasanadornment
Intensifiedbythecottonshrub
Itisaflowerbelovedbybirds
Bythe‘i‘wibirdoftheuplands
SofamousistherainatWa‘ahila
Asitgentlyfallsagainstthepiligrass
Andyouarethere
IntheTuahinerainofMānoa
Thereisbutonethingthatvexesme
ThealbatrossthatdrinksthewaterofLehua
Thefreedomofthesandpiper
Andthebeautyofthiscalmday
SofamousistherainatWa‘ahila
Asitgentlyfallsagainstthepiligrass
Andyouarethere
IntheTuahinerainofMānoa
IntheTuahinerainofMānoa
IntheTuahinerainofMānoa
HAWAI‘IALOHA WrittenbyLorenzoLyons
EHawai‘ieku‘uonehānauē Ku‘uhomekulāiwinei ‘Olinōauināponolaniou EHawai‘i,alohaē!
HUI
Ehau‘olienā‘ōpiooHawai‘inei ‘Oliē!‘Oliē!
Maināaheahemakaniepāmainei MaukealohanoHawai‘i
OHawai‘isandsofmybirth
Mynativehomeland
Irejoiceintheblessingsofheaven OHawai‘i,aloha
CHORUS Happy,youthofHawai‘i Rejoice!Rejoice! Fromthegentlebreezesthatblow LovealwaysforHawai‘i
LEIGIVINGMAP ALegacyofDevelopingEthicalLeaders The William S. Richardson School of Law is a collaborative, multiculturalcommunitypreparingstudentsforexcellenceinthe practice of law and related careers that advance justice and the rule of law. We develop highly qualified, ethical professionals through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and public service. WeembraceHawai‘i’sdiversityandvaluesandrecognizeaspecial responsibilitytoourstateandthePacificregion.
CoreValues to accept responsibility and the privilege of having responsibility
kuleana nā‘aupono to foster a deep sense of justice or balance; what is appropriate
alohaaku,alohamai to respect and to receive respect
huliao to strive for enlightenment; to seek out knowledge
Vision mālamakekahiikekahi to care for one another
kūpale to defend and protect; to strongly advocate
ho‘owaiwai to create wealth and well-being for the community no‘eau to become a skilled expert; to achieve excellence
Acommunityofcreativeproblemsolvers,effectiveadvocates,andcourageousleaderswhoseekjustice.
SUPPORTTHENEXT50YEARS OFLEGALEDUCATION Yourgenerositysupportsthenextgenerationoflaw students at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law to lead and serveourcommunities.
Scan to make a difference today.
Classof1976,ChiefJusticeWilliamS.Richardson helawschoolisimportanttothefutureofHawaiʻi.” ates–thenextgenerationofadvocatesandleaders rd.WeremaindeeplygratefulforChiefJustice oursteadfastsupportofourstudents,ouralumni, iamS.RichardsonSchoolofLaw.
