April 2 – Vice Speaker BJ Cruz speaks at UH Law School (web stream available)

Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law Presents Maoli Thursday: The Guam Military Buildup: Examining Potential Impacts on Culture, Environment, the Economy and the Larger Community

Hawai’i Standard Time
Thursday, April 1, 2010
12:45 – 1:55 p.m

Chamorro Standard Time
Friday, April 2, 2010
8:45-9:55 a.m

Join us at the University of Hawai’i Law School Moot Court Room
or
WATCH IT LIVE, ONLINE: www.KaHuliAo.com

Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Via email: nhlawctr@hawaii.edu

Ka Huli Ao invites you to our last Maoli Thursday of the semester. This month’s lunchtime conversation is organized and moderated by law students Chris Odoca and Ana Won Pat-Borja and Zoology Ph.D. Student Austin J. Shelton, III.

Benjamin “B.J.” Cruz is the Vice Speaker of Guam’s Legislature and the former Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court. Mr. Cruz will discuss the proposed transfer of 8,600 U.S. Marines and their families from a U.S. military base in Okinawa to Guam, and the potential impacts on the island’s people and resources. In particular, Mr. Cruz will overview issues raised by the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed buildup, including projected effects on Guam’s reefs, water resources, and indigenous culture.

Wendy Wiltse, Ph.D., of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 Honolulu, who will provide additional comments.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Event will be live-streamed at www.KaHuliAo.com
Requests to film the event must be received by 03/30/10.
Email nhlawctr@hawaii.edu for details.