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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Defending Against Pirates - Guidelines for Self Defense and Firearms
Captain Bryant has a great post on three recent Coast Guard Port Security Advisories related to defending U.S. flagged, commercial vessels from the threat of piracy. The three advisories are available for download at his…
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Exxon Valdez - Ninth Circuit Awards Post Judgment Interest , but....
Exxon Valdez litigation update: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, on remand following the Supreme Court's decision limited punitive damages to 1-1 ratio with compensatory damages, awarded post-judgment interest to the Plaintiffs in the amount…
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Engineering a Solution to Governmental Concerns with Seawalls - Maui Resident's Solution
The Maui News has a good article recounting one owner's experience with coming up with a solution to the erosion of his oceanfront land that would accomplish his objective (i.e. land preservation) and be palatable…
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County Regulates Boating? Kauai County Sues to Enjoin Commercial Vessel Operations
Per news releases and reports, the County of Kauai brought suit against a vessel operator to enjoin passenger loading operations in the Hanalei River. The County asserts that the operator must obtain a Special Management…
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Supreme Court Allows Punitive Damages for Seaman's Maintenance and Cure Case
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Thomas, has held that punitive damages are allowable for seaman's maintenance and cure claims, despite the argument that the Jones Act remedies (which don't include punitive damages)…
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Supreme Court to Hear Shoreline Property Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an apeal from the Florida Supreme Court regarding the uncompensated taking of beach lands. My partner, and fellow blogger, Robert Thomas, has created a resource page that is more…
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Congress to Expand Clean Water Act Authority - Take Three?
Marten Law Group has a very comprehensive post on the Clean Water Act amendments pending before Congress. The post tracks the development of statutory amendments to the Clean Water Act, specifically to address the jurisdictional…
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More Observations on the Tonnage Case - Justice Breyer "diss" on the More Obscure Provisions of the Constitution?
Per the Blog of Legal Times, Justice Breyer appeared sheepish at the the arcane-ness of today's opinion on the tonnage clause of the U.S. Constitution (here). Per BLT: At the end, Breyer told the audience,…
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Coast Guard and Navy Join Forces in Pacific - Enforcing Fisheries Law
Will wonders never cease. The Navy signed on to assist the Coast Guard monitor marine resources in the Central and Western Pacific. To that end, Coast Guard shipriders are deploying on the USS Crommelin today.…
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Duty of Tonnage Defined: Alaska's Property Tax on Ships Found Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court just handed down its decision in the Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez case (decision can be downloaded here). Haven't had my coffee yet - so bear with me - the…