University of Hawaii at Manoa

William S. Richardson School of Law

Pacific-Asian Legal Studies


 photo courtesy of UH relations

Our Mission Statement

The William S. Richardson School of Law is dedicated to
providing excellence in legal education and scholarship and to
promoting justice, ethical responsibility and public service.
We place special emphasis on fields of law of particular
importance to Hawaii and the Pacific region, such as
environmental law, native Hawaiian rights, ocean law,
and Pacific and Asian legal studies.


Welcome to
Pacific-Asian Legal Studies
In keeping with Hawaiis location, culture and history, the School of Law
has long emphasized Pacific-Asian Legal Studies (PALS). Our Pacific-
Asian courses seem even more important as American law practice
becomes ever more globalized and they continue to provide a com-
parative perspective on the U.S. legal system, which we believe is valuable
for all our students. We offer a broad selection of courses on Pacific-
Asian legal issues: permanent faculty members teach courses on Chinese
and Japanese law and Native Hawaiian rights, and distinguished visitors
offer shorter specialty courses on Asian and Pacific law. We also encour-
age students to broaden their exposure to Asia and the Pacific through
externships, language training and law study abroad, as well as through
participation in area studies centers across the University of Hawaii- Located in a unique
Manoa campus.
island setting with a
Alison W. Conner
distinctive multi-ethnic
Director, International Programs

Law students hold an informal study session

heritage, the School
in our courtyard.

of Law offers premier

resources for Asian

and Pacific studies.


 Our Pacific-Asian Law Program
The School of Law offers more courses on Asian law than virtually any
other law school, and we are the only American law school to teach Native
Hawaiian and Pacific Islands law. Our students may take general Asian
comparative and international law courses or choose from specialized
courses on Chinese, Japanese or Pacific law. Every year we also offer
short courses taught by Asian visitors. recent courses have included
Administrative Law in Japan, Law in the Philippines, Introduction to Law
in Taiwan, Korean Law, and Legal Reform and Legal Education in Japan.
Students who have Asian-Pacific research interests may work with faculty
members in directed study courses, as well as write their second-year sem-
inar papers on Asian-Pacific topics.

Students may also enroll in additional Asian-Pacific courses in the

Universitys graduate schools to supplement their law study. They
may pursue advanced study in courses as varied as Japanese Financial
Management, East Asia Now, Korean Politics, Island Southeast Asia,
Politics and Development in China, and International Conflict Resolution.
We also encourage our students to maintain and improve their language
skills during their years here.

Native Hawaiian Law Center

we are the only law school to teach
Native Hawaiian legal issues and one
of the few that focuses on the rights of
indigenous peoples. Every year we offer
a course on Native Hawaiian Rights and
a Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic. The
clinic handles issues of importance to
the Native Hawaiian community, such
as a case involving the religious rights
of Hawaiians incarcerated in Oklahoma
prisons. In 2005, the School of Law
established a new Center for Excellence
in Native Hawaiian Law under a fed-
eral grant administered by the U.S.
Professor Jon Osorio discusses Native Hawai-
Department of Education. The Center
ian sovereignty at the 2005 meeting of the
focuses on education, research, com-
American Society of Comparative Law.
munity outreach and the preservation
of invaluable historical, legal, and tradi-
tional and customary materials. It also
offers new courses and supports Native
Hawaiian law students as they pursue
legal careers and leadership roles. In
October 2005, the Center held its inau-
gural conference, a three-day symposium
on Traditional and Customary Rights of
Indigenous Peoples in Modern Legal
Systems, co-sponsored by the Ahahui
O Hawaii. A key project of the Center
is the creation of an online archive of
Hawaiian legal and historical materials
to make them readily accessible to
law students, lawyers and the general
community.



PALS Certificate
To recognize students who concen-
trate in Pacific-Asian law, we award
certificates of achievement. Students
working towards a certificate may
choose to focus on Asian and business-
related topics, for example, or they
PALS COURSES
Our PALS courses for 2005 2006 illustrate the exceptional breadth and depth
of our program in Pacific-Asian law.
Fall 2005
Law & Society in China
Law & Society in Japan
Native Hawaiian Rights
International Law
Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic
Immigration Law
Refugees, Asylum and Forced Migration
Topics: Gender Law in Japan
(1 credit)
Topics: Introduction to Philippines Law
(1 credit)
Topics: International (ASEAN)
Environmental Law
(2 credits)
Photo courtesy of UH Information Technology Services
When I applied to law schools,
I wanted to find a school that
paid more than lip service to
teaching Chinese law. The
PALS faculty really delivered.
The courses are numerous and
fantastic. Our location in the
middle of the Pacific, and right
across the street from the East-
might concentrate on Pacific Islands
West Center, allows students to
and Hawaiian legal issues. They may
receive credit for approved externships tap into a seemingly bottomless
in Asia or the Pacific, as well as for pool of mentors and research
related courses taken in other gradu- expertise.
ate programs in the University.
Larissa Schwartz, Class of 2006.
Spring 2006
Chinese Business Law
Asian Comparative Labor Law
Pacific Islands Legal Systems
Asian Insolvency Law
International Ocean Law
Topics in Native Hawaiian Law
Immigration Law Clinic
Topics: Comparative (Asian)
Jurisprudence
(1 credit)
Topics: Comparative (Asian)
Administrative Law
(1 credit)
Topics: Chinese Constitutional Law
(1 credit)


I found my externship to
be one of the most valu-
able components of my
law school experience. My
project focused on demo-
cratic development in Hong
Kong, specifically the role
of the functional constitu-
ency seats in the Legislative
Council. The independence
that came with creating my
own plan of study lent a
feeling of adventure to the
semester, as did navigating
the streets of Hong Kong!
It was also exciting to work
alongside leaders in the
field, and the meaningful-
ness of the experience ulti-
mately provided me with
a deep sense of personal
accomplishment.
Christopher Chaney,
Class of 2005.

Externships
We actively support the participation
of students in externships in Asia and Recent Externships
the Pacific as part of their law school Cambodia Legal Aid
program. PALS students have recently Taiwan Law Firms
traveled to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Thailand Law Firms
Kong, India, Cambodia, Belau and the
Hong Kong HKU Center for
Federated States of Micronesia, where Public and Comparative Law
they have worked for a wide range of Japan US Embassy
organizations, including judges offices,
Guam Judiciary
law firms, United Nations agencies and
American Samoa Judiciary
NGOs. Within the last few years, for
Thailand UN
example, PALS students have complet-
ed externships with law firms in Tokyo, Micronesia Judiciary
Taipei and Bangkok, as well as with Hong Kong Law Firms
human rights groups in Cambodia, New Zealand Law Firms
Dharamsala and Hong Kong. Students
may do an externship during the sum-
mer or, with approval, may spend a
semester abroad in Asia or the Pacific.
Dual Degrees
Law students may formally integrate
Scholarships
their law school study with graduate
We award Pacific-Asian Scholarships
work in other schools and colleges of
to qualified law students who have
the University and thereby receive both
demonstrated special interest, experi-
the JD degree and another graduate
ence or expertise in Asia or the Pacific.
degree or certificate. Students who
Students may be considered for one of
participate in this program may reduce
these awards when they submit their
their total degree requirements by
law school application or after they
receiving up to ten law school credits
have been admitted. In addition, the
for approved graduate-level courses.
Kashiwagi Fund for Japanese Studies
Although students must apply to and
provides grants to students as well as
be admitted to both programs, they
faculty members to support the study
can then receive both degrees earlier
of topics in Japanese law.
than if they had enrolled in the two
Law students who pursue Asian or degree programs separately.
Pacific language study are eligible for
Approved programs include the
the Universitys Foreign Languages
MA in Asian Studies, which allows a
and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships.
concentration in one of the regions
Our students may also be eligible to
represented by the School of Hawaiian,
apply for East-West Center support.
Asian and Pacific Studies: Japan,
The Centers graduate degree fellow-
China, Korea, Southeast Asia or the
ships are available to students who
Pacific. A new certificate program also
wish to participate in its educational
enables PALS students to combine
and research programs while pursu-
special language and interdisciplinary
ing graduate study at the University
study with their law degree, or they
of Hawaii. Application deadlines are
might enroll in the MBA program of
in late October or early November
the College of Business Administration,
for the following academic year and
which is recognized for its internation-
are described on the Centers website
al business education and offers MBAs
www.eastwestcenter.org.
with a focus on China or Japan.

International
Exchanges
The University has active exchange
agreements with Peking University,
Kyoto University, the University of
the Philippines, National Taiwan
University and the Chinese University
of Hong Kong; the School of Law
has an exchange agreement with the
University of Hong Kongs Faculty of
Law and with several Japanese law
schools. Law students as well as
faculty members are eligible to
participate in many of the exchanges
promoted by those agreements.
We have recently begun a student
exchange program with Monash
University in Australia, and we expect
to expand our Australasian connec-
tions in the near future.
The School of Law maintains a broad
network of less formal relationships
throughout Asia and the Pacific, and
we benefit from a steady stream of
international visitors, including judg-
es, law professors and attorneys. Our
LLM program for foreign lawyers has
also increased the schools network of
contacts throughout the world.
Library Resources
The Law Library is strongly commit-
ted to building our Asian and Pacific
law holdings. The library houses
primary materials from Australia,
New Zealand, Pacific jurisdictions,
Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam and the
Philippines, and it is especially strong
in Japanese sources. The collection
includes specialized periodicals and
treatises, in addition to multi-juris-
dictional treaties, loose-leaf services,
and a wide range of monographs sup-
porting the courses and research of
faculty and students. The Law Library
continues to expand its electronic
resources to accommodate the most
current research methods in Asian
LLM students at the Universitys
Campus Center.
and Pacific legal studies. Law Librarian
Leinaala Seeger, who has lived and
worked in Japan, strongly supports
the expansion of our PALS hold-
ings, and librarians with area studies
and language expertise include Swee
Berkey (Malaysia and Pacific-Asia) and
Keiko Okuhara (Japan).
The PALS program is also supported
by the Universitys Hamilton Library,
which houses an internationally recog-
nized Pacific collection and one of the
best collections of materials on Asia
in the U.S. The University Librarian,
Diane Perushek, is an Asia specialist,
and the Library has a large staff of
experts on Asian and Pacific resources.

 Meet Our Pacific-Asian
Law Faculty
Our core PALS faculty members are actively engaged in current Asian and
Pacific legal issues and bring an unusual depth of Asian-Pacific expertise
to their courses. They are recognized nationally and internationally for
their scholarship, which they combine with extensive real-world experi-
ence. Committed to teaching as well as to research, they remain in our
Law schools tradition exceptionally accessible to students.

Charles D. Booth Alison W. Conner

(BA, summa cum
laude, Yale University,
1981; JD cum laude,
Harvard Law School,
1984), who joined the
faculty in January 2006, is an expert
on comparative and cross-border Asian
insolvency. He writes on Chinese, Hong
Kong and Vietnamese issues. From
2001 to 2005, he headed the Asian
Insititute of International Financial
Law at the University of Hong Kong,
where he taught for sixteen years.
Ronald C. Brown
(BS, University of
Toledo, 1965; JD,
University of Toledo,
1968; LLM, University
of Michigan, 1970)
is a labor and employment law expert
who specializes in comparative and
Chinese labor law issues. During 2004
05, he was a Fulbright distinguished
lecturer at Peking University. From
2001 to 2006. he served as Director
of the Universitys Center for Chinese
Studies.
(BA, high honors,
University of Florida,
1967; MA, Cornell
University, 1970; JD,
Harvard Law School,
1973; PhD, Cornell University, 1979),
is a Chinese law and legal history
specialist who has lived and taught in
Chinese Asia for fourteen years, includ-
ing a semester as a Fulbright distin-
guished lecturer at Tsinghua University
during spring 2004. She now serves as
Director of International Programs at
the Law School.
Lawrence C. Foster
(BA, University of
Washington, 1967;
PhD, University of
Washington, 1974;
JD, University of
Hawaii, 1981) is a Chinese studies spe-
cialist who is actively involved with the
East-West Center and in international
bar organizations. he served as dean of
the Law School from 19952003 and
has directed our externship program.
He is currently on leave in Shanghai.

Williamson
B.C. Chang (AB,
Princeton, 1972;
JD, University of
California, Berkeley,
1975), who was born
and raised in Hawaii, is a recognized
expert on Native Hawaiian issues and
has served as principal investigator
on research projects examining water Faculty photos courtesy of UH Relations.
rights in Hawaii.


Katherina Heyer
(BA, Smith College,
1988; PhD, University
of Hawaii, 2002)
holds a joint appoint-
ment in the Law
School, the Department of Political
Science and the Center on Disability
Studies. Having earlier studied
Japanese language and culture in
Kyoto, she spent a year in Tokyo doing
fieldwork for her PhD dissertation,
Rights on the Road: Disability Politics
in Germany and Japan.
Mark A. Levin
(BBA, high distinc-
tion, University of
Michigan, 1980;
JD, Yale Law
School, 1983; LLM,
University of Washington, 1990) is
a Japanese law expert who taught
law for several years at Hokkaido
University before joining our faculty.
He writes on the regulation of smok-
ing and tobacco enterprises in Japan,
legal education in Japan, and the legal
circumstances of race and indigenous
peoples in Japan.
The facultys sophisticated
knowledge of Asian and
Melody Kapilialoha Pacific legal systems is
MacKenzie (BA, surpassed only by the
with honors, Beloit
College, 1970; JD, breadth of their collective
University of Hawaii, understanding of the region
1976) is a Native
Hawaiian law expert and Hawaiian as a whole. Their deep
rights attorney who has taught the interest in the area, com-
Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic course
since 2000. She has participated in bined with the Law Schools
many conferences and symposia relat- small class size, results in
ing to Native Hawaiian legal issues and
is the inaugural director of the Law an accessibility that pro-
Schools new Center for Excellence in vides a rich and supportive
Native Hawaiian Law.
learning environment.
Jon Van Dyke (BA,
cum laude, Yale Brent Renison
University, 1964; JD, Class of 1996
cum laude, Harvard Partner, Tonkon Torp LLP
Law School, 1967) is Adjunct Associate Professor,
an expert on consti- University of Oregon School
of Law
tutional law as well as international,
ocean and Pacific Islands law. He has
published extensively on international
law, law of the sea, and international
human rights, and he speaks fre-
quently at international meetings
and conferences. Professor Van Dyke
supervises the Law Schools highly suc-
cessful Jessup International Law Moot
Court team and is currently an adjunct
research associate at the East-West
Center.
Law professors serve lunch to students
on Stew Day.

 Because Asia and the Pacific are so
central to our mission, many other
colleagues engage in research and
teaching related to Pacific-Asian legal
issues. David Callies, for example, has
surveyed land and environmental laws
throughout the Asian region and has
lectured on land use and property law
in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan
and Australia. John Barkai teaches
classes in international negotiation and
intercultural negotiation, with a focus
on Asia; he has taught ADR in Japan,
Vice Dean Wang Zhenmin of
Hong Kong, Korea and Micronesia.
Tsinghua Law School taught Chinese
Constitutional Law in Spring 2006.
Danielle Conway-Jones, who special-
izes in intellectual property, has spo-
ken at conferences in China, Mongolia,
and Micronesia, and has written on the
rights to traditional knowledge. Justin
Levinson, who joined our faculty in
2004, pursues research on cultural psy-
chology and law, with a focus on Asia,
particularly China; he has also served
as a visiting assistant professor at
Peking University.
Professor Hiroko Hayashi of
Fukuoka University taught Gender
Law in Japan in Fall 2005.
photo courtesy of the HSBA
Maori Land Court Chief Judge
Joe Williams, who spoke at a
2005 symposium on traditional
and customary rights of indigenous
peoples, is a frequent visitor.

Visiting Faculty
Each year the School of Law invites dis-
tinguished visitors from Asia and the
Pacific to teach short-term specialized
courses in its PALS curriculum. Recent
visitors have included Professors
Chongko Choi and Keun-Gwan Lee
of Seoul National University. Professor
Takashi Maruta of Kwansei Gakuin
University and Professor Hiroko
Hayashi of Fukuoka University have
both taught specialized courses in
Japanese law in the last few years.
During the 20052006 academic
year, we welcomed Professor Koh
Kheng Lian, an environmental law
expert from the National University of
Singapore, Professor Wang Zhenmin,
a constitutional law expert from
Tsinghua University in Beijing, and
Professor M. J. Anthony Cooray of
the City University of Hong Kong.
Former Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice
William S. Richardson and Dean Aviam Soifer
pose with January-term Professor Patricia Zell
and visiting Fulbright Scholar Jae-Hyup Lee.
 PALS Student Activities
Every year our JD program attracts a remarkably talented and diverse
group of students, many of whom have lived and worked in Asia and
have strong research or practical interests in Asian and Pacific studies.
In 2005, ten of our graduating students (about 10% of the class) earned
PALS certificates, and many more students enrolled in PALS courses.
This creates a strong community of shared interests, and our students
have an opportunity to work on projects with their classmates in a host
of PALS activities, including a law journal, moot court teams and other
student organizations.

Asian-Pacific Law & reform in Japan. Other issues have

Working on the Asian-
Pacific Law & Policy
Journal has been an
exciting and rewarding
opportunity. As an editor
of this journal, I was able to
explore my interest in Asian
and Pacific legal issues
while polishing my writing
and editing skills.
Jessica Yuah Choi, APLPJ
editor-in-chief, Class of 2005.
Policy Journal
The Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal
(http://www.hawaii.edu/aplpj)
was founded in 1999 as the first
fully functional web-based American
journal dedicated to addressing legal
issues in East Asia, Polynesia and
Australia. The Journal is edited and
managed by students and provides a
significant opportunity for them to
improve their research, writing and
editing skills while making a contribu-
tion to legal scholarship. Although a
relatively new journal, the APLPJ has
become a popular forum for discussion
of important legal issues affecting the
Asia-Pacific region, attracting a wide
Community Today (2003). The lat-
readership of overseas scholars, prac-
titioners and students. Its inaugural
issue, published in February 2000, fea-
tured a symposium on legal education
included articles on such diverse top-
ics as judicial independence in Burma,
the Korean legal profession, the con-
stitutionality of Samoan curfews and
the enforcement of arbitral awards in
China.
Every other year, the Journal organizes
an international symposium, attract-
ing leading academic policymakers
from throughout the Asian-Pacific
region. The 2001 conference, for
example, on international arbitration
and mediation, drew participants from
twenty countries. The Journal has also
organized symposia on topics such as
the Rice v. Cayetano decision (2002)
and Challenges Facing the Hawaiian
est symposium, held in February
2005, was on Protecting Indigenous
Identities.



Moot Court Teams
PALS students are eligible for the
School of Laws moot court teams,
including the Philip C. Jessup
International Law Moot Court team,
which participates in the annual
competition co-sponsored by the
American Society of International Law
and the International Law Students
Association. The competition requires
students to brief and argue a hypothet-
ical case on issues of international law,
and team members receive a course
credit for their participation. PALS
students have also participated in the
annual Native American Moot Court
Competition, which offers similar
opportunities to improve brief-writing
and advocacy skills.
The School of Law has a tradition
of strong support for its moot court
teams, and they have consistently
excelled in competition. The Jessup
team, for example, has won the region-
al title six times in the last eight years,
and in 1993 the School of Law team
won the national competion; team
members have often won best oralist
and best brief prizes. Although our
teams have participated in the Native
American Moot Court Competition
for a relatively short time, in 1998 a
law school team finished second in
the overall ranking. In both 1999 and
2000 the Law School captured the
national championship. The schools
International Environmental Moot
Court team also won the national
championship in 2002.
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Ahahui O Hawaii
The Ahahui O Hawaii is an organiza-
tion of Native Hawaiian students,
students interested in issues that affect
the Native Hawaiian community, and
graduates of the School of Law. The
Hui strives to educate the law school
and broader community about legal
issues affecting Native Hawaiians
and Hawaii, including traditional and
customary rights, sovereignty, and
currrent cases and legislation.
Student Organizations
Pacific-Asian Legal Studies
Organization
The Pacific-Asian Legal Studies
Organization (PALSO) is committed to
promoting understanding of Pacific-
Asian legal systems. PALSO sponsors
a series of lectures by speakers from
the local bar and academic community
as well as from Pacific Rim countries
and the U.S. mainland. The organiza-
tion also sponsors an overseas sum-
mer study program seminar, a career
seminar for law school students and
many social activities throughout the
University of Hawaii
academic year.
Filipino Law Students
Association
The University of Hawaii Filipino Law
Students Association was formally
organized in 1981 to commemorate the
seventy-fifth anniversary of the arrival
of the first Filipinos in Hawaii. It is
dedicated to meeting the growing need
of the Filipino community for better
legal representation in the mainstream
of Hawaii.
From our Chinese New Year
party to the many internation-
ally renowned speakers we
host at our law school, PALSO
provides students with a
variety of opportunities to
explore their interests in
Pacific-Asian legal studies.
Nathan Okubo, PALSO President,
Class of 2006
 Asia and the Pacific in Hawaii
The University
The University of Hawaii is deeply
committed to its international pro-
grams, and the PALS program is sup-
ported by the Universitys excellent
area centers for Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Pacific Islands, Southeast
Asian, Philippine and Hawaiian
Studies. The Universitys School of
Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies
(SHAPS) coordinates the teaching and
research efforts of some 300 faculty
specialists, who offer more than
600 courses relating to those areas;
SHAPS has become the largest
resource faculty for Asian and Pacific
studies in the world.
The centers sponsor research seminar
series, graduate student conferences
and many other activities related to
Asia and the Pacific. The University
also offers instruction in an extensive
range of languages and is especially
strong in Asian-Pacific languages.
Students may choose from courses
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in the Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese,
Filipino and Hawaiian languages,
among many others.
The SHAPS website at www.hawaii.
edu/shaps has links to all its area
studies centers.
Participants at the 2005 annual meeting of the
American Society of Comparative Law, which
was co-hosted by the Law School and the East-
West Center in October 2005.
In addition, the Universitys College
of Business Administration, which
emphasizes the development of
global business skills, has long been
recognized for its Asian-Pacific focus.
The College sponsors the Asia-Pacific
Center for Executive Development, the
Asia-Pacific Center for International
Business Education and the Pacific-
Asian Management Institute.
Its website is at www.cba.hawaii.
edu.
The East-West Center
The East-West Center is an inter-
nationally recognized research and
educational institution founded by the
U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen
relations and understanding among
the countries of Asia, the Pacific and
the U.S. The Center, which sponsors
international exchanges, conferences
and training programs, is located near
the School of Law on the Manoa cam-
pus and maintains a close interaction
with the University.
The EWCs areas of study include
Environmental Change and
Governance, and Politics, Governance
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and Security. The Center presents
seminars and colloquia on topics relat-
ed to Asia and the Pacific, and main-
tains an active arts and performance
calendar. Through its Pacific Islands
Development Program, the Center also
sponsors a wide range of activities to
enhance the quality of life in the Pacific
Islands.
Law students are eligible to live in EWC
graduate housing, and those with a
specialty in Asian and Pacific studies
may also be eligible to participate in its
student affiliate program or may qual-
ify for an East-West Center graduate
fellowship. The Law School works on
cooperative projects with the Center,
which co-sponsored the 2005 annual
meeting of the American Society of
Comparative Law here at the School
of Law. Island artifacts and materials. the larg-
You can read more about the Center
and its activities on its website at
www.eastwestcenter.org.
Our Community of Law has its own hula troupe, which
In recent years, Hawaiian music and
dance have enjoyed a broad renais-
sance throughout the islands. The
annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival,
held each spring on the Big Island of
Hawaii, is the highlight of these activi-
ties, but Hawaiian music and hula per-
formances can be found at many ven-
ues around Oahu all year. The School
performs at school events such as grad-
uation. Students and faculty members
are welcome to participate and learn
more about Hawaiian culture.
Hawaii also offers the opportunity to
live in a multicultural environment
rich in the traditions of many peoples;
its ties to Asia are especially strong.
Migration from Japan, China, the
Philippines, Korea, Vietnam and the
South Pacific has added to our strong
multi-ethnic tradition and has helped
create an unusually diverse popula-
tion. Honolulu has a small but vibrant
Chinatown, a wide variety of Asian
restaurants and markets, and a host
of traditional cultural activities and
festivals that take place throughout
the year.
Hawaiis cultural and artistic tradi-
tions are represented in many local art
museums and galleries. The Bishop
Museum, for example, is renowned for
its collection of Hawaiian and Pacific
est museum in the state, it is the lead-
ing natural and cultural history institu-
tion in the Pacific. Both the Honolulu
Academy of Arts and the newly-opened
Hawaii State Art Museum also hold
large collections of Hawaiian and
Asian art. On campus, the John Young
Museum of Art houses an outstanding
collection of artifacts from Asia and
the Pacific, and the Universitys Art
Gallery and the East-West Center fre-
quently offer special exhibitions.

For scholars with an interest in issues of regional and international

import, there is no better place in the region than the East-West Center
to live and study. The mission of the institution is to build an Asia-Pacific
community, and if you enter with a spirit eager to share and learn from
others, then the EWC will immensely broaden your intellectual and per-
sonal horizons. After being at the center, I can say that I know at least one
person from most of the countries in Asia and the Pacific. Since the EWC
has an alumni network of over 50,000 people, association with the EWC
can also dramatically expand your networking opportunities throughout
Asia and the Pacific.
Ruwan Hulugalle, 200405 President, East-West Center
Participants Association, Class of 2006.

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 OTHER LINKS

School of Hawaiian, Asian and

Pacific Studies
www.hawaii.edu/shaps

Center for Chinese Studies

www.chinesestudies.hawaii.edu

Center for Japanese Studies

www.hawaii.edu/cjs

Center for Korean Studies

www.hawaii.edu/Korea

Center for Hawaiian Studies

www.hawaii.edu/chs

Center for Pacific Islands Studies

www.hawaii.edu/cpis

HOW TO REACH US Center for Southeast Asian Studies

William S. Richardson School of Law www.cseas.hawaii.edu
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2515 Dole Street Center for Philippines Studies
Honolulu, HI 96822 www.hawaii.edu/cps

Phone: (808) 956-7966 or 956-8636 College of Business Administration

Fax: (808) 956-3813 www.cba.hawaii.edu
E-mail: lawadm@hawaii.edu
East-West Center
www.eastwestcenter.org

To learn more about us, visit our

website at www.hawaii.edu/law.
Both the website and our catalogue
contain detailed information about
the School of Laws academic programs
as well as entrance and degree require-
ments. Prospective students may print
application forms from the website
or request that printed application
materials be mailed to them.

All photos by Spencer Kimura unless

noted otherwise.

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William S. Richardson School of Law
www.hawaii.edu/law
An equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
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