Ask Ian Falefuafua Tapu to define how he approaches the practice of law, and the words that come to mind are “laulima” and “galulue fa’atasi.” Meaning “to work together” in Native Hawaiian and Samoan respectively, this phrase captures the fierce commitment and collaborative spirit Tapu brings to his work.

2025年1月14日 · Ian Falefuafua Tapu, litigator, joins HLB’s Los Angeles office. Learn More About the HLB Difference. Founded in 1987, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman is the largest law firm in the country dedicated exclusively to representing health care clients.

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Ian Tapu started projects at his school to raise awareness about the political process. He has served as Class President and Captain of the Debate Team. He is the founder of the Law and Politics Society whose activities include voter registration drives and public education projects on …

2025年2月27日 · On February 22, Ian Tapu was a panelist at the Islanders Maintaining Unity and Access Conference hosted by UCLA’s Pacific Islands’ Student Association. The event bused in more than 150 Pacific Islander high school and Middle …

2020年9月8日 · Ian Tapu’s leadership as president of the Student Bar Association, the Pacific Islander Legal Association which he helped found, and the Lambda Law Student Association, are among many of the reasons he received the award. The organization also noted that Tapu has an abiding passion “for ensuring that legal scholarship is inclusive of all ...

2020年6月1日 · Ian F. Tapu’s essay on cultural rights in Pacific island nations will be published in the Arizona Law Review. Tapu’s essay, “Finding Fonua: Disappearing Pacific Island Nations, Sea Level Rise and Cultural Rights,” is a critique of the current legal …

Ian Falefuafua Tapu (he/him) is currently a law clerk at the Hawai‘i Supreme Court and later in the year will be clerking in federal district court. Born and raised in Hawai‘i with family ties to Samoa and Tonga, his advocacy is intimately tied to uplifting and supporting Pasifika people.

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