Series
William S. Richardson School of Law
Please join us on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
for an Evening Colloquium, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Moot Court
Room
Jarman Fellowship Colloquium:
Environmental Justice in Wai`anae
In a move strongly opposed by some community groups,
developers are seeking to build an industrial park on fertile
agricultural land
in Wai`anae. The project will
require the City and County of Honolulu to alter dramatically the
Wai`anae
Community Sustainability Plan, which now confines industrial uses to
lands along
Farrington Highway. Wai`anae has
long been used for landfills, military bombing exercises, and other
projects
that substantially harm the environment.
The citizens see the industrial park as yet another high-impact
project
and have called on the City and County to keep all industrial uses
focused along the
highway, as the current sustainability plan does. But
under pressure from the developers,
the City and County’s consultant has drafted a new plan featuring a
stark purple
spot designating industrial use in the middle of a sea of green
agricultural
land. The Mayor's office is
expected to put forward this “purple-spot plan” for approval by the
Honolulu
City Council. Come hear the
perspective of Wai`anae Coast residents who are concerned that this
proposal
conflicts with their community’s planning process.
Walterbea Aldeguer
life-long Wai`anae Coast resident and
advocate for perpetuating Wai`anae's rural community
lifestyle
&
Kamuela Enos
Wai`anae Coast resident and staff at MA'O
Organic Farms, the only commercial organic farm on Oahu, located in
Wai`anae
This ELP Colloquium was
organized by 2009 Jarman Fellow 2L Stewart Yerton and his summer
fellowship
sponsor Marti Townsend ’05, executive director of KAHEA and ELP alumna.
KAHEA advocates for the proper stewardship of
our resources and for social responsibility by promoting multi-cultural
understanding and environmental justice.
`Ono pupu will be provided to the first 20 students, staff, and faculty!
Prof. Antolini, ELP Director & Assoc. Dean Casey
Jarman, Host
& the ELP Research Associates
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