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Justice McKenna Serves CNMI Legal Community

HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. “It is an… read more

First Law & Justice Academy on Hawaiʻi Island A Big Success

HILO, Hawaiʻi – While many teenagers spent their fall break relaxing, 20 high school students from Keaʻau, Waiākea, Kamehameha Schools-Hawaiʻi, Hilo, and Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki chose to immerse… read more

Chief Judge DeWeese Honored by Going Home Hawaiʻi

HILO, Hawaiʻi – Third Circuit Chief Judge Wendy M. DeWeese was honored recently with the Ka Lehua Kea Hiwahiawa Award by Going Home Hawaiʻi for her outstanding contributions to the… read more

Bench Warrant Recall and Expungement Clinic A Success

WAIʻANAE, Hawaiʻi — Hawaiʻi State Judiciary judges and staff spent a Saturday afternoon at the Waiʻanae Public Library helping qualified individuals seeking assistance with bench warrant and penal summons recalls… read more

First Circuit (Oʻahu) Probation Conference 2024

Sixty-one newly hired probation officers were sworn-in by Chief Judge Jeannette Castagnetti at the First Circuit Probation Conference. Chief Court Administrator Lori Okita and Deputy Chief Court Administrator Dwight Sakai… read more

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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu) (Release Date: 09/27/2024)

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Proposed Rule Changes

The Supreme Court of Hawai`i seeks your comments on proposed rules changes when documents appear below. You may submit your comments in writing to the Judiciary Communications and Community Relations Office by mail to 417 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, by FAX to 808-539-4801, or via our online form.

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Proposal to Amend Rules 2.3, 2.4, 2.6 and 2.10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi — PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST ATTORNEYS
Comment Deadline: November 1, 2024
Order Amending Rule 2.19 of the Hawaiʻi Court Records Rules and Inviting Public Comment on Any Further Suggested Amendments — PERSONAL INFORMATION
Comment Deadline: November 4, 2024
Proposal to Amend Rule 7 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi — POST-GRADUATE INTERNSHIP
Comment Deadline: November 5, 2024
Proposal to Amend the Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure — GENDER-INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE
Comment Deadline: December 9, 2024
Proposal to Amend the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi, the Revised Code of Judicial Conduct, and the Financial Disclosure Statement Form (JUD 101) — ADMINISTRATOR TO THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT and JUSTICES & JUDGES ANNUAL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Comment Deadline: January 28, 2025

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