Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna has been selected to receive the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2027 Spirit of Excellence Award, recognizing her longstanding efforts to promote diversity,... read more
News & Reports
Anyone who is contemplating a divorce in the Kona Family Court is invited to attend a special, in-person presentation starting at noon on Monday, November 9, 2026 at the Keahuolu... read more
HONOLULU – Second Circuit (Maui) District Family Court Judge James Rouse was presented today with the 2026 Jurist of the Year Award by Chief Justice Vladimir P. Devens at the... read more
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s Electronic Filing System (JEFS) is currently not available. The underlying electrical problem that caused the outage has been addressed. Full access to JEFS is expected to... read more
Forty-eight international naval officers representing 44 countries visited the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court building, Aliʻiōlani Hale, on September 23 as part of the U.S. Naval War College’s Field Studies Program. The... read more
Lāhainā District Court, located at 1870 Honoapiʻilani Highway, is closed today due to a power outage. Hearings, trials, and court proceedings scheduled for today at Lāhainā District Court will be... read more
Courts and Judiciary operations on Hawaiʻi Island (Third Circuit) will be closed Thursday, September 24, and Friday, September 25, due to anticipated severe weather from Tropical Storm Nolo, which is... read more
More than 100 people gathered in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court courtroom on September 16 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Juvenile Drug Court (JDC), a First Circuit Family Court program... read more
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary announces that Honolulu District Court (Kauikeaouli Hale), located at 1111 Alakea Street, will reopen Tuesday, September 15, and resume normal operations. Repairs have been completed, and... read more
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary announces that Honolulu District Court (Kauikeaouli Hale), located at 1111 Alakea Street, will be closed Monday, September 14, due to the loss of water and air... read more