Pau Hana Annual Meeting 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 29th

at the Plaza Club Downtown. All alumni—you are welcome to attend the Association’s 2007 annual meeting at 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2007 at the Plaza Club on the 20th Floor of the Pioneer Plaza (900 Fort St. Mall) in Downtown Honolulu. To add an item to the agenda, contact any WSRSLAA Officer, or e-mail us at lawalum@hawaii.edu. After our brief meeting (i.e. pau by 5:30 p.m.), join us for our Third Annual Wine Tasting Event (see related story below).

The 2007 Meeting Agenda follows: 1. Call to Order 5. Dean’s Report 2. Approval of 2006 6. Old Business Annual Meeting Minutes 7. New Business 3. President’s Report 8. Election Results 4. Treasurer’s Report 9. Adjournment

2007 Golf Tournament Set for Thursday, May 17th at Hawaii Prince; Promote your Business by Being a Sponsor or Prize Donor.

Alumni golfers—don’t forget, after a one-year hiatus, our annual Law School Alumni and Friends Benefit Golf Tournament is back. Tournament details are on the enclosed tournament bro-chure. If no brochure is enclosed or you would like to e-mail copies to friends, just go to our Website (http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lawalum/), click on “Events,” then click on “Tournament Brochure” next to the event listing for the 2007 Law Benefit Golf Tournament.

Join us at the beautiful Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa for the afternoon of Thursday, May 17. As always, the Prince will provide an onolicious banquet dinner and there will be loads of prizes and fun galore. Remember, “the worst day on the golf course beats the best day at the desk.” If you would like to promote your business or firm, become a tournament sponsor or prize do-nor. Contact Colin Kurata at 524-2900 or the Association by e-mail..

Volume 19, Issue 2 APRIL 2007

Special Points Of Interest.

• Alumni news

• Coming events

• Law school community

accomplishments

Food & Wine Form 2

Nomination Form 2

All-Class Reunion 2

Hispanic Moot Court 3

Habitat for Humanity Project

3

Alumni Tidbits 3

Inside this issue:

Alumni Newsletter

CONTACT US! WSRSLAA PO BOX 952 HONOLULU, HI 96808 OR lawalum@hawaii.edu

Visit us on the web!

www2.hawaii.edu/~lawalum/

Law School Alumni & Friends Food & Wine Extravaganza III The Plaza Club from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2007.

Whether you can attend our annual meeting or not, join the Association for its Third Annual Food & Wine Extravaganza beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2007 at the Plaza Club (20th Flr. of Pioneer Plaza at 900 Fort St. Mall in downtown Honolulu). (Wine will be served only to those of legal drinking age.) Impress your firm’s summer clerks by bringing them to Extravaganza III. Last year’s Extravaganza II was the culinary hit of the summer, with over 100 law students, faculty members, alumni and friends in attendance. In addition to a broad variety of wines, heavy pupus will be served. (Last year’s pupus included lamb risoto with wild mushrooms, braised beef, salmon scallop skewers with lemon basil

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FOOD & WINE EXTRAVAGANZA III JUNE 29, 2007—PLAZA CLUB

SEND CHECKS TO: WSRSLAA AT P.O. BOX 952 HONOLULU HI 96808 (or pay by Credit Card via PAYPAL – See Discussion Above the Enclosed Dues Form)

If your check is received after June 25, tickets will be held at the door.

December 2006 graduates are automatically members of the WSRSLAA for 2007. Not sure if you’re a dues-paid 2007 member?—Check our Association website (www2.hawaii.edu/~lawalum/); look under “members.”

Oyez! Oyez! Come to the Fourth Annual All Class Reunion on Friday, September 28 Full Kamaaina Dinner Buffet; Save the Date on Your Calendar Today.

Come one, come all, to the Alumni Association’s Fourth Annual All Class Reunion from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. on the evening of Friday, September 28th. Join your classmates, coworkers and other friends for a good time in the “Old Hawaii” ambiance of the Wil-lows Restaurant on Hausten St. in Moiliili. The special reunion classes of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2002 will be cele-brating their 30th, 25th, 20th, 15th, 10th, and 5th reunions, respectively, and are especially encouraged to come.

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Join the Alumni Board for 2007-2008 — We want YOU. Half of our Association’s elected Board (3 from the class of 1991 and earlier and 3 from later classes) and all of our Officer positions (Pres., V.P., Corresponding and Recording Secretaries and Treas.) are up for grabs in the coming election (or non-election if no positions are contested). So, if you’d like to join the board or nominate another alum (with his or her ok) to serve, fill out the Nomination Form below and send it in or e-mail it to us by Tuesday, May 24, 2007.

OFFICER/DIRECTOR NOMINATION FORM (MAIL TO WSRSLAA P.O. BOX 952 HONOLULU, HI 96808 BY MAY 24, 2007)

NOMINEE________________________________________________ LAW GRADUATION YR. __________ (Please Print) Nominee’s Phone No. or Current E-mail address ________________________________________________ (To allow confirmation of willingness to serve) NOMINA(TOR)(TRIX) ____________________________________________ CLASS OF ____________ (Please Print) OFFICE FOR WHICH THE NOMINEE IS NOMINATED __________________________________________ (President, Vice President, Recording Sec., Corresponding Sec., Treasurer or Director)

Name: ____________________________________________ Guest: ____________________________________________ ______ _______________________________________

Graduating Class: ___________________________________ Graduating Class: ___________________________________ ___________________________________

Send tickets to: ________________________________ ________________________________ □ Hold tickets at the door.

Contact information: E-mail address: ______________________________ or Phone: _________________________

# of dues-paying members ______ (@ $50) # of guests/non-dues paying members ______ (@ $55) Total # of tickets desired: ______

□ Total amount enclosed $ ______________ MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO “WSRSLAA” □ I paid with PayPal (See dues flyer for details)

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Alumni Tidbits

If you have any news you would like to share with fellow alumni, just send the information by mail or by e-mail

at lawalum@hawaii.edu

1977 -- Our congratulations to Lloyd X. Van De Car on his nomination to the District Family Court for the Third Circuit. Lloyd’s nomination is subject to confirmation by the State Senate. 1985 – Best wishes to Edsel M. Yamada, who has joined Lane Ishida to form Ishida & Yamada LLP. Their general practice is located at 888 Mililani St., PH5. 1988 – Congratulations to the Law School’s own Cyndi Quinn upon being named President of Make-A-Wish Ha-waii, Inc., for the coming year.

Habitat for Humanity Project Set for Saturday, July 21, 2007. The Alumni Association will be sponsoring a workday for Habitat for Humanity on the Leeward Coast on Saturday, July 21, 2007. We will probably be working from 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 or 4:30 p.m. Lunch and drinks will be served. Join the Alumni Association in helping a needy and deserving Leeward family build a home. If you would be interested in helping out, even if for half the work day, please contact the Alumni Associa-tion at lawalum@hawaii.edu or call Boardmember Ming Chi at 956-6545. For those expressing interest in helping, we will provide more details as July 21 approaches. Last year 24 alumni and friends (many pictured in last month’s newsletter) helped out; let’s make it 30+ this year.

Law School’s Hispanic Moot Court Team Finishes in Top Eight Nationally.

Continuing the William S. Richardson

School of Law's tradition of moot court excellence, the School’s 2007 Hispanic Moot Court Team ad-vanced to the quarterfinals of the Hispanic National Bar Association's Annual Moot Court Competition, held this year in Minneapolis. The team finished in the top eight out of thirty-two teams coming from such top law schools as the University of Pennsyl-vania, Syracuse, Northwestern, Wisconsin, BYU, and Colorado. This was the team's first year as an "official" WSRSL Hispanic Moot Court team, so the team was able to focus on the legal issues and ar-guments, rather than on fundraising.

In the quarterfinal round, the WSRSL team (third-year student Kristl Ishikane '07, and second-year students Mars Johnson '08 and Mark Disher '08) faced the University of Illinois team, winner of the best overall brief. Although our team did not advance to the semi-finals, second-year student Mark Disher '08 earned an individual award as best oralist in the competition. The team's coaches are: Elizabeth Robinson '01, Colette Honda '01, and Kirsha Durante '04. Second-year student Michael Colon '08 was the al-ternate team member, and first-year student Jas-mine King '09 was the team's administrative assis-tant.

(Continued from page 1) aioli, blackened ahi with roasted garlic aioli, kalua pork & pep-perjack cheese quesadilla and toasted crostini with goat cheese and marinated tomatoes.) Tickets are available at $50 for law students and Alumni Association members or $55 for all others. (Not sure whether you’re a member?--Check your membership status on our website.) Questions? Send us an e-mail at la-walum@hawaii.edu (reference “Extravaganza” in your subject line).

(Continued from page 2) A special Kamaaina Buffet Dinner menu has been created to tickle your taste buds. The full buffet dinner and a standard drink will cost only $45 for dues paid Alumni Association members and only $50 for non-members. (Check your dues status at www2.hawaii.edu/~lawalum/). At the dinner we will be honoring one of our many wonder-ful alumni as the “Outstanding Alum” of 2007, and Dean Soifer will be honoring another alum for his or her support for the Law School. Send in the enclosed Outstanding Alum nomination form if you would like to nominate an alum for the Association’s award.

WHAT DO MY DUES DO? Your $20 dues and event fees are the most significant sources of income to the Richardson Law School Alumni Association. Dues have not been raised in over 8 years. What did your dues do this past year?

1. GRADUATING CLASS DINNER 7. DIRECTORY READY FOR PRINTING

2. ANNUAL MEETING/WINE TASTING EVENT 8. ETE BOWL

3. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SERVICE PROJECT 9. WAIMEA VALLEY AUDUBON CENTER SERVICE PROJECT

4. LOBBYING, ETHICS AND SUNSHINE SEMINAR 10. PLANNING FOR 2007 BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT

5. FOUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS 11. WEBSITE

6. ALL CLASS REUNION 12. SUPPORT FOR LAW SCHOOL PROGRAMS

WSRSLAA 2007 MEMBERSHIP or E-MAIL/ADDRESS UP-DATE (SEND TO P.O. BOX 952 HONOLULU, HI 96808)

NAME: ________________________________________________ GRADUATING CLASS: ___________

MAILING ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________ CONTACT PHONE: _____________________

CONTACT E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________________ BUSINESS NAME & ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT FROM MAILING ADDRESS): ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE SEND THIS FORM IN WITH YOUR ANNUAL DUES OF $20.00. Checks can be made out to “WSRSLAA.”

Even if you are unable to join WSRSLAA at this time (or have already joined), please send in the form if you have a NEW E-mail, mailing address or business address.

2006 GRADUATES ARE AUTOMATICALLY MEMBERS FOR 2007!

Dues and Don’ts

Credit Card Payment Option Now Available through PayPal Regular Payment by Check. Please do send in your 2007 Alumni Association Dues of $20. Don’t delay. Simply fill in the Membership Form below and send it in, with your $20 check payable to “WSRSLAA,” to WSRSLAA at P.O. Box 952 Honolulu, HI 96808. Without your support we won’t be able to continue to provide you news about your class-mates and what’s happening at your Law School. December 2006 graduates are automati-cally members for 2007. Think you’ve paid your 2007 dues? Check our Website (http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lawalum/) PayPal Credit Card Payment Option. We have recently established a credit card payment option through PayPal, whereby alumni who have a PayPal account may simply log on to: https://www.paypal.com/ and send their dues to the WSRSLAA using their credit card. After logging on, simply click the “send money” tab, enter the payment amount (“$20.00” in U.S. dollars) and designate the payee’s e-mail address as “wsrslaa@yahoo.com”). Please include your e-mail address and, under “note,” please let us know whose dues are being paid and any mailing address up-date we should know about. If you do not have a PayPal account, it is simple to sign up, and setting up a basic account costs you nothing.

Nomination Form for William S. Richardson School of Law Alumni Association

2007 Outstanding Alumni Award RETURN BY MAIL: WSRSLAA POSTMARK/EMAIL DEADLINE: Tuesday, July 3, 2007 P.O. Box 952 Honolulu, HI 96808 EMAIL IN PDF FORMAT: lawalum@hawaii.edu Nomination forms received after the deadline will not be considered. Name of nominee: JD Year:

Address: Phone: ____________

Email: ________________________________________________________

Submitted by: JD Year:

Address: Phone:

Email: ________________________________________________________ Describe the nominee’s professional qualifications and accomplishments (use additional pages if

necessary):

Describe the nominee’s record of public interest activities and service to the community, includ-

ing service to the University of Hawaii, the Richardson Law School, the Alumni Association, and other

organizations affiliated with the U.H. or Law School (use additional pages if necessary):

Describe any other reasons that the nominee should receive the Distinguished Alumni Award

(use additional pages if necessary):

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