The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal (APLPJ) is a web-based, American legal journal covering issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim.
The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal (APLPJ) is a web-based, American legal journal based out of the William S. Richardson School of Law covering issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Our objectives are to disseminate legal research by law professors, legal practitioners, social scientists, economists, and students; to increase awareness of legal issues impacting the region; and to provide a for
03/22/2024
Join us for our 17th APLPJ Symposium, APLPJ 25th Anniversary: APLPJ Through the Years, March 30 at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law and Live on Zoom! Learn more and register today: https://bit.ly//17thaplpjsymposium
01/26/2024
Brandon Marc Higa , S.J.D. candidate at the William S. Richardson School of Law, will be presenting "Reflections on Japan's Same-Sex Marriage Cases (2021-2023): The Fight to Enshrine the Right to Sexual Autonomy" to online audiences in both Japan and Hawaiʻi.
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Time: 4:00pm - 4:30pm HST
Location: Online only, register at bit.ly/cjspalsLLAN240130
APLPJ published Higa’s comment “Japan’s Same-Sex Marriage Cases (2021-2023) & the Fight for Freedom of Marriage in Japan” as well as five English translations of Japanese same-sex marriage trial court decisions, which can be found in Vol. 25, Issue 2 on our website.
09/25/2023
Aloha APLPJ Alumni!
To celebrate APLPJ’s 25th Anniversary, our Editorial Board would like to publish an all-alumni issue. If you are an APLPJ alum interested in being published in our Spring 2024 issue, please submit your article by Friday, November 3, 2023, to [email protected].
09/06/2023
The APLPJ Merch Sale is live! We’ve got new Richardson merch and an exciting collaboration with THANKFUL for some mesh shorts.
Scan the QR or order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYRRvTr-QRmia7-p2qPYmUx7rbd1LA9WMS26mCyFJZmuiExA/viewform
06/01/2023
Hoʻomaikaʻi and congratulations to APLPJ alumna Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry, who was recently sworn in as Associate Judge of the Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals!
Congratulations to Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry, who was sworn in today as Associate Judge of the Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals. https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/2023/05/tsumoto-guidry-sworn-in-as-ica-judge
05/24/2023
We are excited to announce our Spring 2023 publications! Vol. 24, Issue 2 explores indigenous approaches to disaster recovery in Taiwan and climate migration in the Pacific Islands. Our collection of columns by speakers who presented at our 16th APLPJ Symposium discuss the Compacts of Free Association and what they mean for the Pacific Islands region and beyond. Read more at: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/aplpj/archives/
04/10/2023
The South Pacific is undergoing massive transformations, and business law reform is at the forefront!
Join Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law (IAPBL) this Saturday, April 15, 2023, where Professor Gordon Walker will speak about his work assisting South Pacific nations in developing their regulations to participate more effectively in the global financial system.
This event will be moderated by Keoni Williams ('23), a law student at the William S. Richardson School of Law and the editor-in-chief of the Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal.
Please view the flyer for more details!
04/08/2023
Congratulations to APLPJ alumna Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry on her nomination by Governor Josh Green to be a Hawaii State Judiciary Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) Judge! https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/office-of-the-governor-news-release-governor-green-appoints-kimberly-tsumoto-guidry-as-appellate-court-judge/
04/04/2023
03/26/2023
Thanks for joining us on the second to last day of ! Tune in for our final day of panel discussions: 16th APLPJ Symposium: Sunday 3/26 Sessions
