The Hawaii Supreme Court was honored to host the Intergenerational Climate Justice Moot Court Workshop.  The workshop was held in conjunction with the 2016 International Union for the Conservation of... read more

HONOLULU, HI – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has appointed Dakota K.M. Frenz to the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (Island of Hawaiʻi). Frenz will fill the vacancy... read more

HONOLULU, HI – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has appointed Michael K. Soong to the District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Island of Kauaʻi). Soong will fill the upcoming vacancy... read more

State courthouses and judiciary offices in Maui County will be closing at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, September 2, 2016, due to severe weather conditions being projected by the National... read more

On August 26, James Kawashima was sworn as District Court Judge of the First Circuit by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald during a special ceremony at Aliiolani Hale, in the... read more

HONOLULU, HI – The Nominating Committee of the Supreme Court is accepting applications from attorneys who wish to serve as members of the Board of Bar Examiners.  The Committee will... read more

Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna recently gave the keynote addresses at two events for the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law. On August 17, 2016, Justice McKenna was... read more

State Courthouses and Judiciary Offices on Hawaii Island will be closed on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, due to severe weather conditions being projected by the National Weather Service.  In addition... read more

The Big Island Veterans Treatment Court of the Third Circuit hosted the state’s first Veterans Treatment Court Conference on August 12, 2016, for professionals who work with veterans suffering from... read more

M. Kanani Laubach was sworn in as Judge of the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii Island) at a special ceremony on Wednesday August 10, 2016, at the... read more