University of Hawaii Law School
Ho'ohiapo
The Class of '76

Chapter 3 - Omnis Juris Schola in Quinque Partes Divisa Est

Introductory Block

The Five Divisions

The Seminar Approach

Traditional Classes?
Introductory Block

Yes, it's Latin!  "All of the law students are divided into five parts".  This describes the split-up for the "Clinical Project/Legal Method Seminar".  This was the "Introductory Block" which immediately followed the Opening Day Ceremonies, which had started at 9 am on September 4, 1973.  Initially there was a plenary session for our entire class, then we split into the five groups detailed below.  Each group represented a separate stake-holder party involved in the proposed Kahaluu Flood Control Project.  The group sessions continued after noon on September 4.

The Five Divisions

Group 1 (City & County of Honoulu)

Anderson, Bruce
Burgess, Hayden

Callow, Theresa

Chapman, Mary
Higa, Marjorie
Kiang, Lindsey (faculty)
King William
Lau, Bert
Minn, Reginald
Miyajima, Glenn
Miyoshi, Gerald
Vasconcellos, Kumu
Group 2 (The Residents)

Blair, Russell
Chang, Anthony
Ching, Calleen
Cohen, Marilyn (faculty)
Crowley, Thomas
Hong, Malcolm
Miwa, Gordon
Muranaka, Carol
Naufahu, Kasitulea
Quindara, Carol
Vitousek, Ron
Winegar, Cindy
Yoshinaga, Terry

 
Group 3 (Life of the Land)

Alalamua, Henry
Ching, Darwin
Correa, Edward
Costa, Abelina
Durant, Mary
Eads, Patricia
Fujita, Gerald
Hopkins, Benjamin (faculty)
Ichida, Karl
Nagata, Russell
Schmitt, Robert
Waihee, John
Group 4 (The Developer)

Ahn, Jennifer
Doernberger, Edwin
Fukushima, Howard
Hayashida, Frank
Jones, Nancy
Manuia, Stanford
Mesher, Shjjrley
Miller, Richard (faculty)
Nakazawa, Lani
Oliva, Gary
Smith, William
Takabuki, Glen
Young, Wayne

 

Group 5 (The Estate)

Cater, John
Chang, Catherine
Gordon, Donald (faculty)
Hoe, Allen
Lewis, Harriet
Matsuura, Wayne
Mohr, Reinhard
Pansic, Barbara
Sakata, Ronald
Stone, James
Ueoka, Ladd
Wong, Wayson

The Seminar Approach

The entire month of September consisted of alternating plenary sessions and seminar meetings from 9 am to 2-3 pm.  An August 23, 1973 letter from the Law School Faculty to Law School Students assigned seven issues of the Hawaii Observer and Kaneohe Sun-Press as required reading.

Because the groups most often met separately, further insights are limited to what your author experienced in the seminar group #3 representing Life of the Land.  All groups were give basic histories: "Kahaluu Flood Control Project" and "Windward Oahu Soil & Water Conservation District".  These articles explained the flooding problem and actions taken to propose alternatives.

Group members were initially tasked to write their impressions of "lawyering" and the use of systems-analysis to approach the problem. These reports were done both individually and jointly.  The reports were circulated and critiqued.  

A five-page, foot-noted memo was due in late September to the senior partner of the imaginary law firm representing the client.  The memos were critiqued by the group and individually by each group's instructor.

Traditional Classes?

On October 1, we started the "post-introductory portion of the fall semester"!

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