Hawaiioceanlaw.com
A resource with insight, observations about new laws and regulations impacting the maritime environment, emphasizing Hawaii and Oceania.
Author: Mark M. Murakami is a director at Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert in Honolulu.
Blawg Related Categories: Admiralty & Maritime Law • States • Hawaii • Partner
Recent Posts from Hawaiioceanlaw.com
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Supreme Court Review of Ninth Circuit Parasailing Case Sought
I had earlier posted about the UFO Chuting v. Smith case. The Ninth Circuit held that the State of Hawaii's partial ban on parasailing off the coast of Maui did not violate the Supremacy Clause…
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Presentation on Federal and State Regulation of Hawaii Waters
On Monday, May 19, 2008, I will be giving a presentation to the Hawaii State Bar Association's Admiralty Section. The title is "Federal and State Regulation of Hawaiian Ocean Waters." Co-presenting is Deputy Attorney General…
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What About Kawaihae? TWIC Implementation Issues
West Hawaii Today reports some implementation issues with the TWIC program on the Big Island. I posted about the TWIC program earlier here and specifically about the TWIC registration in Hilo, here.
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Detailed Analysis of Coast Guard's Authorization Bill for 2008
The Winston Strawn firm in D.C. published a detailed analysis of the Coast Guard authorization bill posted earlier here.
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Coast Guard Proposes Fishing Vessel Safety Equipment Changes
The Coast Guard has proposed new safety regulations for commercial fishing industry fishing vessels. The Notice includes a good history of the Coast Guard's attempts to oversee the safety of the commercial fishing fleet. They…
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More on USA v. Lei Shi
I wrote an earlier post about this case, here. Prof. Shaun Martin of California Appellate Report has some interesting analysis about the opinon.
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Mow Back the Naupaka - So Say Kahala Beachgoers
On the shoreline front, KITV did an investigative piece about a growing dispute between Kahala oceanfront lot owners who are said to use vegetation to curtail access laterally at the beach.
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Securing LNG Facilities - Coast Guard Authorization Bill Triggers DC Fight
Busy week in Washington, D.C. with a big fight between Congress and the Administration over whether the Coast Guard should be responsible for securing Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facilities or whether that cost is properly…
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Universal Crimes and the Extraterritoriality of U.S. Law - U.S. v. Lei Shi
The Ninth Circuit just affirmed the conviction and sentence for a Chinese sailor who killed a Taiwanese Captain and Chinese First Mate on a Seychelles-flagged, Taiwan-owned fishing vessel sailing on the high seas. USA v.…
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Ballast Water Treatment Plans - Draft EAs
I earlier posted the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Hawaii-based vessel, M/V Moku Pahu. The U.S. Coast Guard released other Ballast Water Treatment Draft Environmental Assessments relating to vessels in the Atlantic Ocean. For anyone…