Reports

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Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts
Committee On Artificial Intelligence and the Courts’ Final Report to the Hawai’i Supreme Court, December 15, 2025 The Judiciary’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts submitted its report to the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on December 15, 2025. The public can view the full report by clicking on the above link. The committee was established by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald on April 16, 2024 in response to the emergence and rapid evolution of artificial intelligence in the legal community. The committee was co-chaired by Associate Justice Vladimir P. Devens and Circuit Court Judge in the First Circuit John M. Tonaki.

Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts

Committee On Artificial Intelligence and the Courts’ Final Report to the Hawai’i Supreme Court, December 15, 2025

The Judiciary’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts submitted its report to the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on December 15, 2025. The public can view the full report by clicking on the above link.

The committee was established by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald on April 16, 2024 in response to the emergence and rapid evolution of artificial intelligence in the legal community. The committee was co-chaired by Associate Justice Vladimir P. Devens and Circuit Court Judge in the First Circuit John M. Tonaki.

Access to Justice
2025 Access to Justice Commission Annual Report Three-Year Evaluation of Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Commission Supreme Court evaluates the Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Commission as making impressive progress. (104 KB PDF ADA) Justice for All Project Report 2019 Report 2017 Report Hawaii Judiciary 20/20: Our Vision Strategic Plan This report provides recommendations on how the Judiciary can most effectively achieve its mission through 2020. [ ADA version of the report ]

Access to Justice

2025 Access to Justice Commission Annual Report

Three-Year Evaluation of Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Commission

Supreme Court evaluates the Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Commission as making impressive progress. (104 KB PDF ADA)

Justice for All Project Report

Hawaii Judiciary 20/20: Our Vision Strategic Plan

This report provides recommendations on how the Judiciary can most effectively achieve its mission through 2020. [ ADA version of the report ]

Reports to the Legislature (Prior reports may be viewed on the Archive of Reports page)
Proviso Reports Submitted to the Thirty-Third Legislature, 2026 Regular Session Report on Administratively Established Accounts and Funds of the Judiciary for FY 2025 Final Report of the 2025 Advisory Committee on Penal Code Review Report of the Clean Slate Expungement Task Force Report on Continuous Alcohol Monitoring for Repeat Offenders Report on Domestic Violence and Increased Offender Accountability Report on the Two-Year Guardianship- and Conservatorship-Related Court Resources Pilot Program Biennial Report on the Indigent Legal Assistance Fund Report of the Landlord-Tenant Code Working Group Report on FY 2025 Non-General Funds (pursuant to HRS § 37-47, HRS § 37-48, HRS § 37-49) Report on FY 2025 Non-General Funds (pursuant to HRS 601-3.2) Report on the Number of Complaints Against Court-Appointed Child Custody Evaluators Report on the Parent Education Special Fund Report on Parental Preferences in Government Contracts Report on Fiscal Year 2025 Repair and Maintenance in Judiciary-Owned Facilities Report on the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account Report on the Statewide Substance Abuse Treatment Monitoring Program Report of the Women’s Corrections Implementation Commission to Reduce the Number of Women Incarcerated at the Women’s Community Correctional Center by Twenty-Five Percent by 2029 Report on the Women’s Court Pilot Program, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit – Kona Division Supplemental Budget (2025-2027) and Variance Report (2024-2026) The Supplemental Budget (2025-2027) and Variance Report (2024-2026) Hawaii Judiciary Annual Reports See archives: Link to ARCHIVES OF REPORTS 2024 Annual Report 2023 Annual Report 2022 Annual Report 2025 Hawaiʻi Judiciary Annual Caseload Report The Annual Caseload Report, compiled by the Judiciary’s Planning and Program Evaluation Division, is the result of input from all areas of the court system. Criminal Justice Research Institute 2025 Annual Report 2025 Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Annual Report 2025 Judiciary History Center Annual Report 2022 Access to Justice Commission Annual Report Commission on Judicial Conduct Annual Report Link to ARCHIVES OF REPORTS Please contact the Communications & Community Relations Office (539-4909) if you are having problems accessing some of the tables on the report and ADA arrangements can be made. Equal Employment Opportunity Plan The Hawaii State Judiciary Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) as required by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Civil Rights, is available. The EEOP is a comprehensive document that analyzes the Judiciary’s current workforce in comparison to the relevant labor market data to ensure full and equal participation of men and women regardless of sex, race, and/or national origin. Interested persons may request a copy of the report by contacting the EEO Officer at (808) 539-4336 or via facsimile at (808) 539-4855.

Reports to the Legislature

(Prior reports may be viewed on the Archive of Reports page)

Proviso Reports Submitted to the Thirty-Third Legislature, 2026 Regular Session

Supplemental Budget (2025-2027) and Variance Report (2024-2026)

The Supplemental Budget (2025-2027) and Variance Report (2024-2026)

Hawaii Judiciary Annual Reports

See archives: Link to ARCHIVES OF REPORTS

2024 Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2025 Hawaiʻi Judiciary Annual Caseload Report
The Annual Caseload Report, compiled by the Judiciary’s Planning and Program Evaluation Division, is the result of input from all areas of the court system.

Link to ARCHIVES OF REPORTS

Please contact the Communications & Community Relations Office (539-4909) if you are having problems accessing some of the tables on the report and ADA arrangements can be made.

Equal Employment Opportunity Plan

The Hawaii State Judiciary Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) as required by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Civil Rights, is available. The EEOP is a comprehensive document that analyzes the Judiciary’s current workforce in comparison to the relevant labor market data to ensure full and equal participation of men and women regardless of sex, race, and/or national origin. Interested persons may request a copy of the report by contacting the EEO Officer at (808) 539-4336 or via facsimile at (808) 539-4855.

Initiatives
Please contact the Communications & Community Relations Office (539-4909) if you are having problems accessing some of the tables on the reports and ADA arrangements can be made. Hawaiʻi Mental Health Core Steering Committee Joint Report, January 2020 Act 105, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2019 Final Report of the Probate Committee on Donative Transfers, December 2019 Act 112, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2019 Final Report of the Financial Hardship Task Force, December 2019 HCR 218 (2019) Final Report of the Task Force on Fair and Proportional Fines to the Thirtieth Legislature, November 2019 HCR 134 (2017) Report of the Criminal Pretrial Task Force to the Thirtieth Legislature, December 2018 Community Outreach Court, Annual Reports to the Legislature – Act 55, Act 49, and Act 195, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2017 2020 (Final Report) 2019 2018 HCR 85 (2016) House Concurrent Resolution Taskforce HCR 85 Task Force Final Report (December 2018) Interim Report of the HCR Task Force on Effective Incarceration Policies and Improving Hawaii’s Correctional System (February 2017) SCR 98 (2015), Report of the Study Committee to Identify Traffic Offenses and Crimes, Petty Misdemeanor Offenses, and Misdemeanor Offenses That Cause a Disproportionate Workload for the Judiciary and That May Be Appropriate for Decriminalization as Infractions HCR 217 (2015) Report of the Hawaiian Language Web Feasibility Task Force HCR 155 (2015), Report of the Penal Code Review Committee ACT 218, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2014 Relating to the Environmental Courts Link to Hawaiʻi Juvenile Justice Working Group Final Report, December 13, 2013 Memorandum to Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Committee Members, January 2012

Initiatives

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Foreclosure Mediation Project Reports
Memo From Chief Court Administrator About Foreclosure Pilot Project Order Terminating Foreclosure Pilot Project 2013 Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project Report [ ADA Version of 2013 Foreclosure Mediation Report ] 2010-2012 Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project Report The Circuit Court of the Third Circuit’s Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project Report for 2010-2012 and the previous 2009-2010 report.

Foreclosure Mediation Project Reports

Memo From Chief Court Administrator About Foreclosure Pilot Project

Order Terminating Foreclosure Pilot Project

2013 Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project Report

[ ADA Version of 2013 Foreclosure Mediation Report ]

2010-2012 Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project Report

The Circuit Court of the Third Circuit’s Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project Report for 2010-2012 and the previous 2009-2010 report.

Judicial Transparency
Report of the Judicial Council Read the latest Report [ January 2014 to December 2015 ] Judicial Performance Program Reports Read the latest Report \|2023 (ADA)\| Calendar Year Archive \| 2022 (ADA)\| 2021 Report [ ADA ]\| 2020 [ ADA ] \| 2019 [ ADA ]\| 2018 [ ADA ]\| 2017 [ ADA ]\| 2016 [ ADA ] \| 2015 [ ADA ] \| 2014 [ADA] \|2013 [ADA] \| 2012 [ADA] \| 2011 [ADA] \| 2010 [ADA] \| Judicial Financial Disclosure Statements 2024 Tax Year Tax Year Archive \| 2023 \| 2022 \| 2021 \| 2020 \| 2019 \| 2018 \| 2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 \| 2012 \| 2010/2011 Judges and justices are obliged to not permit personal financial interests to influence their judgment. See Hawaiʻi 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.

Judicial Transparency

Report of the Judicial Council

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Judicial Performance Program Reports

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Judicial Financial Disclosure Statements

2024 Tax Year

Tax Year Archive | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010/2011

Judges and justices are obliged to not permit personal financial interests to influence their judgment. See Hawaiʻi 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.