First Circuit (Oahu) Judges Telephone Listing

Note: Please do not call a judge about a pending case.  In most circumstances a judge is prohibited from discussing a pending case unless all parties are given notice and an opportunity to be present. Judges are also prohibited from publicly discussing a pending or impending case.  See Rules 2.9 and 2.10 of the Hawaii Revised Code of Judicial Conduct.

Circuit Court judges are appointed to 10-year terms by the Governor from a list of not less than four and not more than six nominees provided by the Judicial Selection Commission. The Governor's appointees are subject to the consent of the state Senate. Judges must retire by age 70 and may be retired or removed for incapacity.

District Court judges are appointed to six-year terms by the Chief Justice from a list of at least six names submitted for each opening by the Judicial Selection Commission, subject to confirmation by the state Senate.

Name	Title	Phone Number	Term
Ahn, Karen S. S.	Circuit Court Judge, 11th Division	539-4066	05/10/10 - 05/09/20
Alm, Steven S.	Circuit Court Judge, 2nd Division	539-4646	05/14/11 - 05/13/21
Ayabe, Bert I.	Circuit Court Judge, 21st Division	539-4580	06/10/04 - 06/09/14
Border, Patrick W.	Circuit Court Judge, 16th Division	539-4440	04/08/04 - 04/07/14
Browning, R. Mark	Circuit Court Judge, 3rd Division	954-8030	05/06/10 - 05/05/20
Castagnetti, Jeannette	Circuit Court Judge, 5th Division	539-4025	09/30/10 - 09/29/20
Chan, Derrick H. M.	Circuit Court Judge, 23rd Division	539-4070	08/25/10 - 08/24/20
Chang, Gary W. B.	Circuit Court Judge, 14th Division	539-4084	06/01/09 - 05/31/19
Ching, Jennifer L.	District Family Judge	954-8141	06/24/11 - 06/23/17
Crandall, Virginia L.	Circuit Court Judge, 9th Division	539-4054	04/01/11 - 03/31/21
Del Rosario, Dexter D.	Circuit Court Judge, 13th Division	539-4078	04/15/04 - 04/14/14
Gangnes, Hilary Benson	2nd District Judge	538-5227	05/22/08 - 05/21/14
Garibaldi, Colette Y.	Circuit Court Judge, 20th Division	539-4640	09/30/10 - 09/29/20
Hayashi, Leslie A.	11th District Judge	538-5003	11/05/08 - 11/04/14
Iha, Sherri	District Family Judge	954-8448	08/26/10 - 08/25/16
Kawamura, Shirley M.	5th District Judge	538-5117	05/29/12 - 05/28/18
Kibe, Gerald H.	13th District Judge	538-5004	01/06/13 - 01/05/19
Kim, Glenn J.	Circuit Court Judge, 4th Division	539-4320	04/30/07 - 04/29/17
Koyanagi, Faye M.	6th District Judge	538-5008	06/10/09 - 06/09/15
Kubo, Edward H., Jr.	Circuit Court Judge, 18th Division	539-4133	03/11/10 - 03/10/20
Kupau, Lanson K.	4th District Judge	954-8100	06/09/11 - 06/08/17
Kuriyama, Christine E.	District Family Judge	954-8100	05/20/10 - 05/19/16
Lee, Lono J.	10th District Judge	538-5033	06/10/09 - 06/09/15
Lee, Randal K. O.	Circuit Court Judge, 12th Division	539-4330	04/22/05 - 04/21/15
Lo, David W.	12th District Judge	538-5010	08/23/12 - 08/22/18
Luke, Linda K.C.	District Family Judge	538-5184	12/29/10 - 12/28/16
May, Melanie M.	8th District Judge	538-5435	06/23/11 - 06/22/17
Murakami, Paul T.	District Family Judge	954-8004	06/07/08 - 06/06/14
Nacino, Edwin C.	Circuit Court Judge, 15th Division	539-4116	01/28/10 - 01/27/20
Nakashima, Steven M.	District Family Judge	538-5000	08/26/10 - 08/25/16
Nakasone, Karen T.	Circuit Court Judge, 22nd Division	538-5053	11/01/11 - 10/31/21
Nishimura, Rhonda A.	Circuit Court Judge, 10th Division	539-4012	06/20/13 - 06/19/23
Ochiai, Dean E.	Circuit Court Judge, 7th Division	538-5021	02/15/13 - 02/14/23
Pacarro, Clarence A.	7th District Judge	538-5005	06/07/08 - 06/06/14
Perkins, Richard K.	Circuit Court Judge, 8th Division	539-4044	05/06/04 - 05/05/14
Remigio, Catherine	District Family Judge	954-8467	06/23/11 - 06/22/17
Richardson, Barbara P.	9th District Judge	538-5001	05/05/12 - 05/04/18
Sakamoto, Karl K.	Circuit Court Judge, 1st Division	539-4150	06/01/10 - 05/31/20
Souza, Kevin A.	District Family Judge	954-8010	02/15/13 - 12/14/19
Tanigawa, Michael K.	1st District Judge	954-5015	08/26/10 - 08/25/16
To'oto'o, Fa'auuga L.	Circuit Court Judge, 19th Division	539-4074	10/07/10 - 10/06/20
Trader, Rom A.	Circuit Court Judge, 17th Division	539-4309	03/27/09 - 03/26/19
Uale, Bode A.	District Family Judge	954-8088	10/27/10 - 10/26/16
Viola, Matthew J.	District Family Judge	954-8000	08/26/10 - 08/25/16
Wilson, Michael D.	Circuit Court Judge, 6th Division	539-4006	05/10/10 - 05/09/20
Wong, Paul B.K.	4th District Judge	538-5090	05/29/12 - 05/28/18

*Iha Nakashima and Viola: Nominated to district family; appointed, confirmed and sworn-in as a distirct court judge; assigned to district family court.