Designing a better world for our children and their future
I am a Professor of Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
My scholarship explores the intersections of property, copyright, land use, and sustainable development law, with a focus on building legal structures that promote creativity, justice, and human flourishing.
Through my research, writing, and global collaborations, I am committed to advancing a future where law serves as a catalyst for sustainable development and positive social transformation.
My current projects include writings on the moral architecture of legal systems, the creative reuse of limited resources, and the development of sustainable models for justice and governance.
I am a proud graduate of Stanford Law School, the University of Cambridge, and the University of London.
I published my dissertation with Edward Elgar under the title "Copyright Law and the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts." I am also the author of a first-year property law book, "Property and Environmental Social Governance: Cases and Materials," published by Carolina Academic Press and scheduled for release in March 2026.
The Motivation Paradox: Exploring Copyright’s Assumption about Creativity and the Allocation of Creative Resources explores how courts can tailor copyright remedies based on the motivations an author had for creating a work. The Social Value of Intellectual Property examines the non-economic value of intellectual property - beyond the monetary value copyrighted works bring to the copyright owner. Find my other articles here at the William S. Richardson School of Law website.