
Douglas A. Codiga
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Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Energy and Environmental Law
- Regulatory and environmental counsel on renewable energy development projects with cumulative value of $1 billion
- Lead counsel for clean energy advocacy organizations on policy dockets before Hawaii Public Utilities Commission including renewable generation and transmission, ratemaking, resource planning, and grid modernization
- Advise and represent clients in multi-year, multi-stakeholder regulatory proceedings on clean energy matters
- Represent multinational corporations on energy development and power purchase agreements for hydro and solar PV projects
- Energy and environmental due diligence and lease review for $44 million oil company transaction
- Regulatory and environmental review and permitting for hotel resort and commercial development projects
- Advise clients in air and water pollution control permitting and compliance matters, including enforcement and cost recovery
- Advise and represent parties to Hawaii Water Commission proceeding defending water resource use claims
- Two-year mediation of complex enforcement action under Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal, state, and county agencies
- Advise university on environmental compliance for research permits and approvals
- Administrative proceedings and litigation involving $11 million Waikiki municipal development project
LL.M., Yale Law School, 1999
J.D. with Environmental Law Certificate, Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1994
M.A., Religion, University of Hawaii, 1991
B.A., University of California Santa Barbara, 1984
District of Hawaii
State Court of Hawaii
Presenter, The Seminar Group, Hawaii's Shoreline: Legal and Regulatory Issues, Sea Level Rise & Adaptation
Co-Chair, The Seminar Group, Hawaii Clean Energy Law and Finance: Recent Developments from Policy to Implementation
Presenter, The Seminar Group, Hawaii Water Law, Regulation Under the State Water Code: Recent Developments
Co-Chair and Presenter, The Seminar Group, Hawaii Clean Energy: Future Directions in Law, Policy and Finance
Commentator, Hawaii State Bar Association, International Law Section, Briefing Workshop on New Developments in East Asian Commercial Law
Presenter, Hawaii Office of Planning Coastal Data Exchange, Climate Change Adaptation Law in Hawaii: Regulatory Takings and Sea-Level Rise Policy Tools
Presenter, Hawaii Agriculture Law Seminar, A Brief Overview of Hawaii Law and Policy on Renewable Energy and Agriculture
Presenter and Contributing Organizer, Korea Smart Grid Law and Policy Conference, Seoul National University School of Law, Seoul, Korea
Presenter, Hawaii State Bar Association Annual Convention, Climate Change Litigation and Policy in Hawaii
Presenter, Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Clean Energy Law and Policy in Japan and Hawaii: A Comparative Analysis
Presenter, Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Conference (Seoul, Korea), Liquefied Natural Gas and Renewable Energy
Introduction to Lecture by Scott Hempling, Esq. on Renewable Energy Policy, University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law
Co-Chair and Presenter, Climate Change Impacts in Hawaii: Emerging Law and Policy Seminar, Act 234: Hawaii's Climate Change Law
Presenter, Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Conference (New Delhi, India), U.S. Nuclear Policy and Clean Tech After Fukushima Daiichi: A Brief Overview
Moderator, Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Foundation for Clean Energy - Policies, Strategies, and Frameworks that Transform the Energy Market
Visiting Professor, Shinshu University (Japan), Climate Change and Clean Energy Law and Policy in Hawaii and the Asia Pacific Region
Guest lectures, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Law School and Renmin Law School (Shanghai, China), Clean Energy Law and Policy in Hawaii and the Asia Pacific Region
Presenter, Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Conference (Singapore), Innovative Clean Tech Policies in the Asia Pacific Region
Presenter, Hawaii State Bar Association International Law Section, Climate Change Law and Policy: What Every Lawyer Should Know
Presenter, University of Hawaii Environmental Law Program Colloquium Series, Hawaii Clean Energy Law and Policy: Recent Developments
Moderator, Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo, Commercialization of New Energy Technologies
Moderator and presenter, Hawaii Conservation Alliance Conference, Act 234: Hawaii's Climate Change Law
Presenter, Urban Land Institute, Climate Change Law in Hawaii
Adjunct Professor, Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (International Environmental Law; Wildlife and Natural Resources Law)
Instructor, U.S. Department of Defense, Marine Mammal Protection Act
Instructor, Fundamentals of Hawaii Environmental Law
Codiga, D. "Climate Change Litigation in Hawaii," Hawaii Bar Journal (March 2017)
Video, ThinkTech Hawaii, "Hawaii and Climate Litigation"
Codiga, D. "The Evolution of Smart Grid Law and Policy in Korea and Hawaii" (forthcoming)
Codiga, D. "Hot Topics in Hawaii Solar Energy Law," Hawaii Bar Journal (May 2013)
Video, Harvard Alumni Association, Hawaii Clean Energy Law and Policy: Recent Developments
Codiga, D. (co-author with M. Slavin and J. Zeller), "Honolulu's Clean Energy Future," in Sustainability Principles, Practice, and Perspective in America's Cities (Island Press)
Video, ThinkTech Hawaii, Hawaii Supreme Court's Ala Loop Decision
Codiga, D. "The Greening of Hawaii Building and Construction Law," Hawaii Bar Journal (August 2010)
Video, ThinkTech Hawaii, Hawaii Clean Energy Law and Policy
Codiga, D. "Hawaii Clean Energy Law and Policy," Hawaii Bar Journal (Sept. 2009)
Codiga, D. "Act 234: Hawaii's Climate Change Law," Hawaii Bar Journal (May 2008)
Codiga, D. (co-author with C. Jarman), "Hawaii Environmental Law," Matthew Bender Environmental Law Practice Guide (2002)
Codiga, D. (co-author with L. Munger and N. Conroy), Hawaii Environmental Law Handbook, 2nd ed., 1996