Judge Annalisa Bernard Lee was sworn in as a Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit (Island of Maui), and Andrew Michael Kennedy was sworn in as a District... read more
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Miniseries Screening: All the Things I Leave You (Patawid) Saturday, June 27, 2026 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (HST) Aliʻiōlani Hale, JHC Theater The Friends of the Judiciary History Center... read more
Dozens of colleagues, family, and friends packed the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court courtroom at Aliʻiōlani Hale as Kirsha Durante and Simeona Mariano were sworn in as Judges of the District Court... read more
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s Third and Fifth Circuits recognized students who participated in the 2026 Law Day Art Contest. This year’s theme, “The Rule of Law and the American Dream,”... read more
Hundreds of people gathered at Kauikeaouli Hale, the Honolulu District Court, on May 22 as the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s Adult Client Services Branch (ACSB) hosted the Hoʻopili Kaiāulu Resource Fair... read more
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
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 – 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
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