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      <channel><title>Hawaii State Judiciary News</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us</link><description>Feature news articles and announcements from the Hawaii State Judiciary.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:58:57 GMT</pubDate><item><title>Drug Court Clients Help Themselves by Helping Others During National Drug Court Month</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/05/national_drug_court_mounth_project.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Drug Court clients on the Big Island are increasing their service to the community in celebration of National Drug Court Month in May. On Saturday, April 29, Hilo Drug Court clients, probation officers, a Community Policing Officer, the President of the Big Island Friends of the Drug Court, a Deput...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/05/national_drug_court_mounth_project.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>02 May 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/05/national_drug_court_mounth_project.html</guid></item><item><title>Law Day Interviews Available on Judiciary YouTube Channel</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/04/law_day_video_2013.html</link><description><![CDATA[In celebration of Law Week, the Judiciary is releasing a series of audio interviews with state court judges on its YouTube channel. Each interview is approximately five minutes long and covers a different topic of interest focused on the Law Day theme, "Realizing the Dream: Equality for All." The in...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/04/law_day_video_2013.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>30 Apr 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/04/law_day_video_2013.html</guid></item><item><title>Horner Appointed to Judicial Selection Commission by Chief Justice Recktenwald</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/03/horner_appointed_JSC.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald today announced the appointment of Dr. Phyllis C. Horner to a six-year term on the state Judicial Selection Commission, replacing Frederick T. Okumura when Okumura&rsquo;s term expires on April 1, 2013.
&ldquo;With her extensive background and expe...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/03/horner_appointed_JSC.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>22 Mar 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/03/horner_appointed_JSC.html</guid></item><item><title>Access to Justice Room Attorneys Recognized</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/03/pro_bono.html</link><description><![CDATA[Pictured from left: Attorney Sidney Ayabe, Representative Della Au Belatti, and Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald. Mr. Ayabe's firm, Ayabe Chong Nishimoto Sia &amp; Nakamura, is one of several firms providing pro bono service for the Access to Justice Room.
In February, the Access to Justice Commission...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/03/pro_bono.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>07 Mar 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/03/pro_bono.html</guid></item><item><title>Chief Justice Delivers State of Judiciary through Social Media and Releases Strategic Plan</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/02/state_of_judiciary_2013_featured.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald today delivered his biennial State of the Judiciary address on the Judiciary&rsquo;s new YouTube channel. It is the first time the speech has been delivered via social media.
&ldquo;The tradition of Hawaii&rsquo;s chief justice presenting a report ...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/02/state_of_judiciary_2013_featured.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>06 Feb 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/02/state_of_judiciary_2013_featured.html</guid></item><item><title>2013 Divorce Law in Hawaii Schedule Posted Online</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/divorcelaw2013.html</link><description><![CDATA[The seminar dates for the First Circuit Family Court&rsquo;s free, monthly Divorce Law in Hawaii program has been set for the 2013 calendar year. The schedule is posted on the Judiciary&rsquo;s website.The first session will be held on Thursday, January 24, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Hawaii Supre...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/divorcelaw2013.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>22 Jan 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/divorcelaw2013.html</guid></item><item><title>Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/interpretjan2013.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Judiciary is seeking individuals who speak English and another language  to become court interpreters. Applications are now being accepted for the next  state court interpreter orientation workshop to be held on each of the major  islands in February and March. Completion of the two-day workshop...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/interpretjan2013.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jan 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/interpretjan2013.html</guid></item><item><title>Honolulu District Court Closed on January 2, 2013</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/district_court_electrical.html</link><description><![CDATA[Kauikeaouli Hale, the District Court courthouse at 1111 Alakea Street, will be closed to the public for the remainder of the day (January 2, 2013) due to an electrical problem that has affected elevator and escalator service, and water service above the 4th floor.
Court hearings scheduled for today ...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/district_court_electrical.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>02 Jan 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2013/01/district_court_electrical.html</guid></item><item><title>Families and Family Court Celebrate Adoption Day</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/adoption_day_family_court.html</link><description><![CDATA[On the afternoon of December 26, six Oahu Family Court judges were busy finalizing 43 adoption cases, formally ensuring that 53 children &ndash; ranging from six months to 18 years of age &ndash; became a permanent member of a loving family before the end of 2012.
Senior Family Court Judge Mark Brow...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/adoption_day_family_court.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>31 Dec 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/adoption_day_family_court.html</guid></item><item><title>Access to Justice Briefing Held for Leeward Residents</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/access_to_justice_briefing.html</link><description><![CDATA[On the evening of December 11, Leeward area residents attended a community briefing at the Waianae District Park to hear from representatives from the Hawaii State Judiciary, the Access to Justice Commission (the Commission) and legal service providers about what is being done in the area of access ...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/access_to_justice_briefing.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>27 Dec 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/access_to_justice_briefing.html</guid></item><item><title>Family Court Access to Justice Room Opened</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/access_to_justice_family_court.html</link><description><![CDATA[More than 50 people attended the December 7 opening ceremony of the Access to Justice Room at the Ronald T. Y. Moon Judiciary  Complex in Kapolei, Oahu.
After remarks by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, Senior Family Court Judge R. Mark Browning, and Steve Hartley, past president  of the Hawaii State...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/access_to_justice_family_court.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>11 Dec 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/access_to_justice_family_court.html</guid></item><item><title>Hawaii Supreme Court Convenes at Baldwin High School</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/hawaii_supreme_court_at_baldwin_hs.html</link><description><![CDATA[On December 6, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard oral arguments at the Henry Perrine Baldwin High School auditorium before an audience of approximately 470 students from Baldwin High School, Kamehameha Schools, King Kekaulike High School, Lahainaluna High School, Maui High School, Seabury Hall and St. ...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/hawaii_supreme_court_at_baldwin_hs.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>10 Dec 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/12/hawaii_supreme_court_at_baldwin_hs.html</guid></item><item><title>Richardson Named 2012 Jurist of the Year</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/Richardson_Jurist_2012.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Judge Barbara Richardson holds an engraved crystal award and a framed proclamation. She is pictured here with Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald after receiving the award.
Barbara Richardson, deputy chief judge of the First Circuit District Court, was named the 2012 Jurist of the Year by  Hawaii Suprem...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/Richardson_Jurist_2012.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>24 Oct 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/Richardson_Jurist_2012.html</guid></item><item><title>State Court Opens Self-Help Center on Maui</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/self_help_center_maui.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald (center) Second Judicial Circuit Judge Rhonda Loo (far left) and Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa participated in the opening ceremony of Maui's Self-Help Center.
An opening ceremony for a new Self-Help Center (SHC) was held on October 16, 2012,  at Hoapili Hale, the state cou...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/self_help_center_maui.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>17 Oct 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/self_help_center_maui.html</guid></item><item><title>Electronic Filing for District Court Criminal Cases Up and Running</title><link>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/dc_crim_running.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Judiciary&rsquo;s electronic filing system, JEFS, is now operational statewide for District Court criminal and traffic crime cases. The system allows prosecutors and attorneys general to electronically initiate cases.  Also, they, and the members of the Public Defenders office and private attorn...<a href="http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/dc_crim_running.html">More</a>]]></description><pubDate>02 Oct 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/featured_news/2012/10/dc_crim_running.html</guid></item></channel>
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