Thursday, December 16, 2010

LSAT Prep Program Update

Aloha mai kakou,

Ka Huli Ao is expanding our Law School Admission Test (LSAT) Preparation program to UH-Hilo this upcoming spring. We're very excited about increasing access to a legal education to our Hawai'i Island neighbors.
Feel free to help us spread the word by forwarding this e-mail to your family and friends? Below are dates for different parts of our program: application due date, diagnostic test date, and class dates.

To learn more about Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, please visit us at http://law.hawaii.edu/kahuliao

APPLICATION DEADLINE

JANUARY 14, 2011 The application can be downloaded by going to
http://bit.ly/LSATinfo January 14, 2011 is the postmarked date.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

February 5, 2011 The diagnostic test is a mandatory component of the
application process.

CLASS DATES

Saturday, March 5, 2011 – 9am – 1pm
Saturday, March 12, 2011 – 9am – 1pm
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 (evening)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 (evening)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 (evening)
Saturday, April 9, 2011 (practice test/discussion)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 (evening)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (evening)
Saturday, April 23, 2011 (practice test/discussion)
Saturday, April 30, 2011 – 9am – 1pm
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 (evening)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 (evening)
Saturday, May 21, 2011 (practice test/discussion)
Saturday, May 28, 2011 – 9am – 1pm
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 (evening)

We're still confirming the weekday evening classes but they're likely to begin around 5:30pm (at the earliest) or 6pm (at the latest)
Subscribe to our e-mail list and you’ll receive all program updates. Go to http://bit.ly/LSATinfo (This shortened URL is case-sensitive).
Questions can be e-mailed to nhlawctr@hawaii.edu. Our phone number is (808) 956-8411.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition

Every year, the William S. Richardson School of Law participates in the annual moot court competition sponsored by the National Native American Law Students Association (National NALSA).

This year the competition will be hosted in New York by the Columbia Law School National NALSA chapter. You can CLICK HERE to read the competition problem written by Indian law scholar Matthew Fletcher.

After two long days of tryouts in September 2010, the 2010-11 team was chosen.

In the photo above back row left to right: Sarah Kaopuiki, Sherilyn Tavares, Jeannin-Melissa Russo, Maria Carmichael, Elika Stimpson, Ana Won Pat-Borja. Front Row, left to right: Adam Roversi, Keani Alapa, Max Kaanohi Kopper, Tyler Gomes and Mark Jensen.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Interested in Native Hawaiian Law and going to law school?

Derek Kauanoe and Liam Skilling , with the support of Kīpuka at UH-Hilo, are providing an information session on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) preparation program provided by Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law.

The information session is on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 and begins at 4pm (ending at 5:15pm) and will be held in Portable 14, in room 11 at Kīpuka.

Derek and Liam have provided this LSAT preparation program since 2006. It has helped Native Hawaiians and people interested in Native Hawaiian legal issues develop themselves into more competitive law school applicants. You can read a few testimonials by CLICKING HERE.

We encourage everyone interested in our program to subscribe to our google e-mail group. You can visit our google group by CLICKING HERE.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System

CLICK HERE to read the report for which the November 4, 2010, Maoli Thursday event was based on. Click on the viewer below to watch the discussion.









Ka Huli Ao's next Maoli Thursday is scheduled for November 4, 2010, and focuses on Native Hawaiians and the criminal justice system. Please click on image below to enlarge.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

LSAT Prep Class

Back on May 27, 2010, we posted to our google groups an update regarding our upcoming LSAT preparation class.

If you didn't read it there, then you can read it below:

Aloha Kakou,

We're happy to announce that we are near confirmation/finalization of dates. We're still fine tuning a few issues, but expect those to be resolved rather quickly. We're "at a place" where we feel comfortable enough to "officially" say that we're accepting applications for our LSAT Preparation program that will start on July 20, with an information session, followed by a regular weekly schedule of classes lasting until October [5]. The last day of class is one week before the October 9, 2010 LSAT.

Applications are due by Friday, June 18, 2010, at 5pm. This means applications must be received at our office on June 18. Applications postmarked on June 18 will be considered late. All applicants must also take a diagnostic test scheduled for Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the law school (2515 Dole Street). The diagnostic test begins at 9am. All interested applicants should arrive by 8:45am.

Applications can be downloaded online by going to http://groups.google.com/group/lsatprepinfo-list/files?hl=en Applicants admitted into our program are responsible for paying a nominal $75 program fee. Additionally, program participants are generally expected to register to take the LSAT and attend all classes.