ACCESS TO JUSTICE:  PURSUIT OF A NOBLE PURPOSE


 
(Schedule subject to change 5-8-13)  

 
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL? 

 
William S. Richardson School of Law 

University of Hawaii 
Friday, June 21, 2013 

 
 

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast; registration 
 
8:30   Dean Aviam Soifer and Robert LeClair, co-emcees  
 
8:35 - 8:55  Hon. Mark E. Recktenwald, Chief Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court 
 
8:55 - 9:15  A Commissioner’s Perspective 

A moderated discussion of current commissioners of the Hawaii Access 
to Justice Commission who are members of the Hawaii Consortium of  
Legal Services Providers.   
Panel:  Nalani Fujimori Kaina, L. Dew Kaneshiro, Nanci Kriedman 

 
9:15 - 10:15 “Unconscious Bias:”  What It Is and What Its Ramifications Are On 

Equal Justice for All?  
Charles R. Lawrence, III, Centennial Professor, William S. Richardson 
School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa 
  

10:15 - 10:30 Break 
 
10:30 - 11:30 Where Is the Money?   (Funding challenges for access to justice) 

Legislative Panel (Moderator:  Dean Aviam Soifer) 
 

11:35 - 12:35 Light lunch  
 
12:45 - 2:00  Concurrent Workshops I:  

1. Restorative Justice in Civil Cases 
This session will explore the basic concepts of restorative justice 
in the civil arena and plan of action.  Panel:   Susan Serrano, 
Lorenn Walker 

 
2. Micronesians and Access to Justice 

This session will examine the issues facing Micronesian 
immigrants to Hawaii, the obstacles to equal justice, including 
language and cultural barriers, and plan of action.  
Panel:  Jocelyn Howard, Joakim Peter, Dina Shek 
 

3. “Outside the Box” Thinking:  Using Technology and Other
 Strategies 

This session will explore strategies for access to justice for the 
underserved, including how to sell pro bono to volunteer 
attorneys, how to develop provocative changes, how to help. 
Panel:   Judge Donald Horowitz (ret.), David Reber 
 



  

 
 

4. Access to Justice in the Family Court 
This session will examine the hot access to justice issues in 
Family Court and plan of action. Panel:  Judge R. Mark 
Browning, Judge Catherine Remigio, Thomas Crowley 

 
2:00 - 2:15  Break 
 
2:15 - 3:30  Concurrent Workshops II:  
 

5. Delivery of Legal Services through Limited Scope 
Representation 
This session will describe the concepts of limited scope 
representation, ethical standards, and plan of action.  
Panel:  Judge Barbara Richardson, Judge Trudy Senda 
 

6. Mediation Effectiveness: When to Use It and How to Make It 
 Work 

This session will explore the nuances of mediation and its 
effectiveness and plan of action.  Panel:  Judge Joel August 
(ret.), Judge Ronald Ibarra, Chuck Crumpton 
 

7.  Language Access and Your Clients 
This session will cover issues that commonly arise where clients 
have limited English proficiency, including client interviewing 
techniques, how to locate and work with an interpreter, effective 
solutions, and plan of action.   Panel:  Justice Sabrina S. 
McKenna, Christine Kubota, Steven Silver 
 

8. Responses to the Legal Problems Faced by Veterans 
This session will examine the problems concerning evictions, 
public housing, homelessness, other hot topics related to the 
underserved veterans and plan of action.  
Panel:  Judge Edward Kubo, Colin Kippen, Pamela Harms 
 

3:30 - 4:15  Looking to the Future for Justice for All 
Panel:   Hon. Mark E. Recktenwald, Hon. Simeon R. Acoba,  
Hon. Daniel R. Foley, Jill Hasegawa; (Moderator:  Robert LeClair) 
 

 “Hawai`i Pono`i” 

  

(Schedule subject to change 5-8-13) 


	AND JUSTICE FOR ALL?
	William S. Richardson School of Law
	University of Hawaii
	Friday, June 21, 2013