When the first participant entered Oʻahu Drug Court in January 1996, Hawaiʻi launched a new approach to justice — one rooted not only in accountability, but also in the belief... read more

HONOLULU – District Court of the First Circuit, ʻEwa-Pearl City Division, located at 870 Fourth Street in Pearl City, closed at 3:15 p.m. today due to a power outage. Chief Justice... read more

Community members, students, and educators gathered at the Kauaʻi Community College (KCC) Library on Tuesday, May 5, for a public forum on civic engagement, hosted by the Hawaiʻi Commission to... read more

HONOLULU – Kaʻahumanu Hale, Circuit Court of the First Circuit, located at 777 Punchbowl Street in Honolulu, was closed at 2 p.m. today because of a power outage. Chief Justice Vladimir... read more

HONOLULU – Associate Justice Vladimir P. Devens was sworn in this morning in an informal ceremony as the sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi.... read more

My heartfelt congratulations to my good friend and colleague, Justice Vladimir P. Devens, on his confirmation by the Hawai‘i State Senate as the next Chief Justice of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court.  ... read more

My heartfelt congratulations to my good friend and colleague, Justice Vladimir P. Devens, on his confirmation by the Hawai‘i State Senate as the next Chief Justice of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court.... read more

On Tuesday, April 21, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court heard oral argument at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. The evening session, held at the... read more

Honolulu, HI – The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court building (Aliʻiōlani Hale), 417 South King Street, and the Intermediate Court of Appeals (Kapuāiwa Building), 426 Queen Street, are closed today due to... read more

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Governor George R. Ariyoshi. On behalf of the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary, I extend our heartfelt condolences and aloha to... read more