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Kauaʻi’s Second Annual Law Day Art Contest Winners Announced

Winners of the Fifth Circuit’s 2025 Law Day Art Contest visited Kauaʻi’s Puʻuhonua Kaulike courthouse on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, where they were recognized for their outstanding work. Fifth Circuit… read more

2025 First Circuit Law Day Art Contest Winners Announced

Lilinoe Wong, a fifth grader at St. Andrew’s Schools – The Priory, and Hailey Tellyer, a seventh grader at ʻEwa Makai Middle School, took the top prizes in this year’s… read more

Gov. Green Signs Bills to Support Efforts of the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary

HONOLULU – Gov. Josh Green, M.D., on June 26, signed into law Act 228 (House Bill 727) which makes permanent the Oʻahu Women’s Court Program and establishes a temporary two-year… read more

Commencement ceremony honors first graduates from Women’s Court

On June 25, the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary honored the first six graduates of its Mohala Wahine program—also known as Women’s Court—during a ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom. “These women… read more

Volunteers recognized for contributions to PACE Commission

Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald expressed deep gratitude during a recent ceremony in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court courtroom to a local marketing firm and two individuals for their volunteer support of… read more

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