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Remote Court Hearings via Zoom – First Circuit

FIRST CIRCUIT REMOTE HEARINGS INFORMATION

Remote Hearings are accessible by Zoom by entering your courtroom’s Meeting ID.

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Circuit Court | District Court | Family Court

Click here to read Frequently Asked Questions

Use Zoom App:

Attend Zoom by Phone:
  • Download on app store or at zoom.us
  • Press “Join” and enter your courtroom’s Meeting ID.
  • Call toll-free: 888-788-0099 (or 646-558-8656)
  • Enter your Meeting ID followed by # (pound sign)
  • Press *6 (star-six)

Please Note:

    • You may have to wait awhile for your hearing – please be patient
    • Be ready to write down important information
    • If your battery is dying, please tell court staff
    • Recording court proceedings is strictly prohibited unless permission is granted by the court
    • For more information, click here.

Circuit Court – Civil

Judge

Meeting ID
Hon. John M. Tonaki 808 539 4062
Hon. Taryn R. Tomasa 808 539 4006
Hon. Kevin T. Morikone 808 539 4111
Hon. Lisa W. Cataldo 808 539 4133
Hon. James H. Ashford 808 539 4012
Hon. Shirley M. Kawamura 808 539 4330
Hon. Jordon J. Kimura 808 539 4664
Hon. Steven R. Nichols 808 539 4084
Hon. Karin L. Holma 466 798 4465

 

Circuit Court – Criminal

*Zoom numbers will be provided to the parties the week prior.

Honolulu District Court

Honolulu Criminal & Traffic

Courtroom Meeting ID
Courtroom 4A (a.m.) 769 012 9369
Courtroom 4A (p.m.) 589 540 4300
Courtroom 4B 769 012 9369
Courtroom 7A 668 287 6311
Courtroom 7B 712 671 8045
Courtroom 7C 569 520 0689
Courtroom 7D 898 097 1647
Courtroom 10C 822 120 5124
Courtroom 10D 407 181 2003
DWI Court 921 0695 6851

Honolulu Civil Cases

Courtroom Meeting ID

Courtroom 10A

Mondays – Pre-trial Conferences

Fridays – Returnables

 936 4644 0201

Courtroom 10B

Monday mornings – Motions

Monday afternoons – Answers

 669 372 3318

Ewa District Court

Courtroom Meeting ID
Ewa A 779 575 4192
Ewa B 492 363 9717

Kaneohe District Court

Courtroom Meeting ID

Kaneohe Traffic/Criminal

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

 928 747 9610

Kaneohe Civil Cases

Friday

Returnables (eff. 12/01/22)

 9287479610
Kaneohe Small & Regular Claims 928 747 9610

Waianae District Court

Courtroom Meeting ID
Waianae 483 947 9811

Wahiawa District Court

Courtroom Meeting ID
Wahiawa  357 427 7279

 

Family Court

Generally, all family law cases are heard in-person. If you are granted a remote hearing, the courtroom staff will call the parties a few days before their scheduled hearing to confirm e-mail addresses and provide meeting information.

For Domestic Division, Special Division, and Specialty Court cases, if the court has an e-mail address for the party and/or counsel, the Court will send an “invitation” to attend the hearing by e-mail, which will include a link to join the meeting at the scheduled time. For Juvenile Division cases, attorneys shall forward the Zoom or other video application information provided to their clients.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the steps for an attorney or self-represented party to request a remote hearing in your circuit?

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT COURT

  • Court staff will mail a “Notice of Hearing” approximately a week prior to hearing date. The “Notice of Hearing” will provide instructions and information about your upcoming hearing.
  • Note to Defendant: Your citation may state a different hearing date from the Notice of Hearing. It is important for you to read the Notice of Hearing.

FAMILY COURT

  • No form utilized to set a remote hearing.

Which hearings are automatically set for remote hearings?

CIRCUIT COURT

  • Generally, hearings are held in-person, with a few exceptions. For example, hearings involving multiple sets of attorneys and/or parties may, in the judge’s discretion, be held remotely if physical distancing requirements in the courtrooms cannot be maintained.
  • The following must be conducted in-person:
    • Return hearings on: a) Publication of summonses; b) Garnishee summonses; and c) Examinations of judgment debtor(s) or persons having knowledge of judgment debtor(s);
    • Hearings on motions to confirm foreclosure sales because of the potential for the auction to be reopened by non-party bidders;
    • Contested matters (unless physical distance requirements cannot be met);
    • Uncontested petitions including, but are not limited to, a) Appointment of a conservator; b) Appointment of a guardian; c) Confirmation of sale of real property; and d) other matters where counsel knows that an interested person plans to attend;
    • Contested petitions; or
    • Any hearing the presiding judge determines must be conducted in person.

DISTRICT COURT

  • Generally, remote hearings shall be used for:
    • Arraignments and pleas in non-custody criminal and criminal traffic matters at the Honolulu District Court; and
    • Traffic and other infraction hearings under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291D-8 in the Honolulu District Court.
  • The following may be conducted in person or remotely, however, parties are encouraged to appear remotely via Zoom if possible. These include, but are not limited to:
    • Arraignments and pleas in non-custody criminal and criminal traffic matters at the Ewa, Kaneohe, Wahiawa, and Waianae District Courts;
    • All non-evidentiary criminal and criminal traffic matters (e.g., pretrial conferences, sentencing, status hearings, compliance hearings, motions to compel, motions to quash, motions for protective order, and other non-evidentiary matters);
    • Traffic and other infraction hearings under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291D-8 at the Ewa, Kaneohe, Wahiawa, and Waianae District Courts;
    • DWI Court;
    • Community Outreach Court;
    • Mental Health Court;
    • Returnable Hearings;
    • Pretrial and Status Conferences;
    • Answers, Pretrial Conferences Status Conference and Motions Calendars;
    • Settlement Conferences; and
    • Initial Status Hearings – Small Claims.
  • Generally, the following must proceed in-person:
    • All Civil Trials;
    • Trials, motions to suppress, and other evidentiary motions in criminal and criminal traffic cases;
    • Temporary restraining orders (TROs) and injunctions under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 604- 10.5; and
    • Cases involving TROs and injunctions based on illegal lockouts and utility shutoffs.
  • See District Court Operational Order #1 Regarding Operations in the District Court of the First Circuit (3/21/2022)Order-1-Regarding Operations.pdf for specifics and additional information.

FAMILY COURT

  • Generally, all family law cases are heard in-person. the following shall continue in-person, unless the court, in its sole discretion orders or approved a request for remote hearing. These include but are not limited to:
    • The First Circuit Family Court adult criminal courts (to include courtrooms 8B, 8C and 8D) jury trials, bench trials, motions and hearings (including evidentiary hearings);
    • Domestic Division;
    • Special Division hearings;
    • Juvenile FC-S and Juvenile FC-J matters; and
    • Specialty Courts.
  • See Family Court Operational Order #1 Regarding Operations in the Family Court of the First Circuit (3/21/2022) for specifics and additional information.

If a hearing is set for remote, what does one need to do if he/she would like to attend in-person?

CIRCUIT COURT

The party should file a request to appear in-person and make sure all self-represented parties who are not JEFS Users are timely served with the request.

DISTRICT COURT

A party may file a motion to request to appear in-person for his/her hearing. If the motion is granted, the hearing will be conducted on the date, time, and courtroom specified in the order.

FAMILY COURT

Generally, all family law cases are heard in-person. Please request your remote hearing by contacting the specific judge’s chambers: First Circuit (Oahu) Judges

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