Judges and justices are obliged to not permit personal financial interests to influence their judgment. See Hawaii Revised Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 2.4; HRS § 601-7(a). In most instances, a judge will voluntarily recuse from participating in a case when the judge’s interests or the interests of the judge’s immediate family might be affected. In other instances, a party may move to disqualify the judge. In rare instances, a “rule of necessity” will require a judge or a panel of judges or justices to hear a case in spite of a conflict of interest. See, e.g., Schwab v. Ariyoshi, 57 Haw. 348, 555 P.2d 1329 (1976).

To provide information by which a litigation party can determine whether to move to disqualify a judge for pecuniary conflict, and to provide information from which disciplinary authorities can determine whether a judge should have recused, Rule 15 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii (RSCH), requires full and part-time judges to publicly disclose financial interests. The disclosures required by RSCH Rule 15 are like the disclosures required of certain Hawaii State executive and legislative officers and employees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes § 84-17(f).

To make the information readily available to litigation parties and the public, the Hawaii Supreme Court posts the disclosure statements of current judges and justices on the Hawaii Judiciary’s web page. Judges report financial amounts by letter codes as follows:

A – Less than $1,000
B – At least $1,000 but less than $10,000
C – At least $10,000 but less than $25,000
D – At least $25,000 but less than $50,000
E – At least $50,000 but less than $100,000
F – At least $100,000 but less than $150,000
G – At least $150,000 but less than $250,000
H – At least $250,000 but less than $500,000
I – At least $500,000 but less than $750,000
J – At least $750,000 but less than $1,000,000
K – $1,000,000 or more

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other applicable State and Federal laws, if you require an accommodation for your disability to access these files, please contact the Chief Clerk’s Office at 808-539-4919.

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Akitake, Lauren
Ashford, James
Bagasol, William | Attachment
Bernard Lee, Annalisa
Bowers, Bevanne
Brown, Robert
Burks, Jason
Butterfield, Jeremy
Cahill, Peter
Castagnetti, Jeannette
Cataldo, Lisa | Attachment
Chang, Cecelia
Char, Stephanie
Chun, Jonathan
Collins, Lance
Comeau, Michelle
Copeland, Rebecca
Costa, Brian
Cusumano, Rochelle
Datta, Ann
Devens, Vladimir | Attachment
DeWeese, Wendy
Dowd, Kyle
Drewyer, Michelle
Duffy, Carisa
Dunn, Christopher
Eddins, Todd
Ferren, Gregory
Fukui, Tracy
Ginoza, Lisa | Attachment
Goldberg, Robert
Guidry, Kimberly | Attachment
Haia, Thomas
Hale, Glen
Hall, Jessi
Hamman, Kirstin
Harada-Stone, David
Hartley, Steven
Hasegawa, Jill
Hawk, Jeffrey
Hayakawa, David | Attachment
Hiatt, Mahilani | Attachment
Hiraoka, Keith | Attachment
Ho, Timothy
Holden, Miriah
Holma, Karin
Iha, Sherri-Ann
Ireland, Erika
Isobe, Ann
Iwao, Kimberly
Jackson, Kauanoe
Kawakami, Ronette
Kawamura, Shirley | Attachment
Kawano, Kelsey
Kawashima, James
Kawatachi, Denise
Kelley, Fredrick
Kimura, Harlan
Kimura, Jordon | Attachment
Kobayashi, Blaine
Kubota, Peter
Kupau-Odo, Summer
Laubach, Michelle
Leonard, Katherine | Attachment
Lizzi, Christina
Loo, Laurel
Lum-Mattos, Doris
Malinao, Clarissa | Attachment
Maloian, Lesley
Matro, Avery
May, Melanie | Attachment
McCullen, Sonja | Attachment
McKenna, Sabrina
McNish, Zachary
Medeiros, Dyan
Meyers, Gregory
Mitsuyama, Dyan
Montalbano, John
Moorhead, Michelle
Morikawa, Trish
Morikone, Kevin
Nacino, Edwin
Nagata, Darien
Nakamoto, Henry
Nakasone, Karen
Naso, Courtney
Ng, Jeffrey
Ng, Jennifer
Nichols, Steven
Nishimura, Alvin
Ochiai, Dean
Paek-Harris, Elizabeth
Park, Andrew
Park-Hoapili, Shellie
Penn, Maria
Pepper, Andrew
Recktenwald, Mark | Attachment
Remigio, Catherine
Rivera, Robert
Rouse, James
Scarbo, Michael
Schlueter, Dalilah
Shaw, Natasha
Sheldon, Shannon
Shimozono, Kenneth
Sokolow, Joanna
Somerville, Rowena
Soon, Kaupena
Soong, Michael
Souza, Kevin
Stanley, Audrey
Takemoto, Myron
Thomas, Chris
Toma, Sonya | Attachment
Tomasa, Taryn
Tonaki, John
Tootoo, Faauuga
Toyofuku, Lynne
Tsuchiya, Kimberly | Attachment
Unga, Wilson
Valenciano, Randal
Viola, Matthew
Wadsworth, Clyde | Attachment
Watanabe, Kathleen
Wong, Paul
Wright, Douglas
Yoo, Kristine
Young, Dean
Zane, Bryant