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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday July 30, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Aims to Protect 20 Threatened Coral Species in Caribbean, Indo-Pacific
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 27 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to protect 20 coral species in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific. The corals all received Endangered Species Act listings in 2014 but not protections offered by the law, including prohibitions on collection and sale. "Truly protecting corals means putting a stop to the aquarium collection and rising wat  more

Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Sabrina S. McKenna to Receive 2023 ABA Margaret Brent Award
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: Hon. Sabrina Shizue McKenna, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii, is a recipient of the 2023 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. McKenna will receive the award, given annually by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, at a ceremony and reception at 3-5:30 p.m. MDT on Sunday, August 6, at the Hyatt Regency Denver during the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting. In a  more