Training and Professional Development Reports

A collection of resources from various educational seminars and conferences attended by staff.

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30 Tips for Better Legal Drafting and Writing
April 1, 2021

• Webinar Report

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Leadership & Management Skills for Women, Abridged
April 1, 2021

• Webinar Report

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Legal Writing: Writing Sentences that Persuade
March 31, 2021

• Webinar Report

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International Approaches to Climate Change Planning and Adaptation in the Built and Natural Environments
March 10, 2021

• Webinar Report

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Tips and Tools to Engage Your Community in a Digital Environment
July 29, 2020

• Webinar Report

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Child Care and COVID-19: Federal Resources and Best Practices for County Governments
June 17, 2020

• Webinar Report

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Preparing to Reopen America’s Counties
May 27, 2020

• Webinar Report

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Climate Change Adaptation: A Lever for Economic Growth Post COVID-19
May 27, 2020

• Webinar Report

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Getting More From Plans We Already Have
May 22, 2020

• Webinar Report

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2019 Bar Convention
October 11, 2019
Hawaii Convention Center

• Travel Report

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Building Voices Symposium
September 30-October 1, 2019
Hawaii Convention Center

• Travel Report

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Maui Nui Attainable Housing Forum
October 16, 2019
Maui Arts & Cultural Center

• Travel Report

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Office of Informational Practices Training
August 2, 2019

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Quick Review of Executive Meetings Handout
• Summary of the Hawaii Supreme Court’s on Executive Meeting Requirements Handout

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2019 National Association of Counties Annual Conference
July 12-15, 2019
Clark County, Nevada

• Travel Report

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Webinar on Editing
June 20, 2019

• Travel Report

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81st Annual Conference International Municipal Lawyers Association
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, San Diego, CA: Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2016

• Agenda

Wednesday, Sept. 28

• Questions for Potential eDiscovery Vendors • Peter Haskel
• Debtor’s Prison Litigation and Other Poverty-Based Constitutional Challenges
  • CQ Press: Jailing Debtors

Thursday, Sept. 29

• Hot Topics in Land Use
  • Reflections on Regional Planning in the USA: The Georgia Example, Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer
  • The Supreme Court Revisits Regulatory Takings paper, presentation
  • Regional Growth Management
• Construction Contract Drafting
  • Additional materials
  • Contract Drafting Initiative for Horizontal Projects, paper
• Autonomous Cars
  • Autonomous Cars and the Future of Transportation
• When Disaster Strikes
  • The Trial Lawyer’s Response to Natural Disaster
  • Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, paper, presentation
• An Aging Workforce
  • Pension Eligibility in Age Discrimination Cases, paper
  • An Aging Workforce: States and Municipalities Respond, paper
• Technology Section Meeting
  • Techo Competence and the Local Government Lawyer
• TR
  • Westlaw Training Session
• LexisNexis Training
  • Ethics Concerns of the Open Web

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9th Annual Statewide Municipal Attorneys Training Conference
August 24-26, 2016
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Hawaii County

• Travel report
• Agenda

Wednesday, August 24

• Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Municipalities
• How to Preserve the Good to Perpetuate the Great • Kimo Alameda bio
• Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations  • Sarah O. Wang bio
• BILL: Basic Instructions for Legitimate Legislation  • Jon Henricks bio

Thursday, August 25

• HRS, Chapter 343: Who Makes Determinations and How?  • Scott Glenn bio
• Getting What You Want: A Review of Negotiation Skills  • Mac McCarley bio
• Constitutional Claims against County Government and Its Employees  • Case Summaries  • Steven Strauss bio
• Avoiding Ethical Dilemmas – Why Happiness is not enough  • Kenneth Lawson bio
• Blue Zones Project  • Nick Buettner

Friday, August 24

• Impressions, Observations & Take-Awards from the Recent HECO-NextEra Public Utilities Commission Hearings  • Kristin Mayes