On March 16, 2026, Acting Chief Justice Sabrina S. McKenna established a Task Force on Hawaiʻi Legal Services to examine emerging trends affecting the state’s attorney workforce and to develop... read more
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Judiciary operations continue, and courts statewide remain open today (March 20, 2026), with the exception of Wahiawā District Court, which closed early this morning.
HONOLULU – Wahiawā District Court, located at 1034 Kilani Avenue, is closed today, Friday, March 20, due to inclement weather. Acting Chief Justice Sabrina S. McKenna has issued an order extending... read more
Kāneʻohe District Court, located at 45-939 Poʻokela Street, and Wahiawā District Court, located at 1034 Kilani Avenue, will be closed to the public Monday, March 16, for storm-related cleanup after... read more
The Hawai‘i State Judiciary and the Commission to Promote and Advance Civic Education (PACE) celebrated ʻEwa Makai Middle School and Waialua High & Intermediate as the state’s first “Schools of Democracy”... read more
On January 28, five women graduated from the second cohort of the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s Mohala Wahine program—also known as Oʻahu’s Women’s Court—during a ceremony in the Supreme Court... read more
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary recently recognized the volunteer attorneys who power the Access to Justice Rooms (AJR) in Honolulu and Kapolei, honoring their critical role in helping self-represented litigants navigate... read more
HILO, Hawaiʻi – The eighth annual Adoption Day celebration on Hawai‘I Island proved to be especially magical for fourteen families, each celebrating a joyful, “official” new chapter as they became... read more
More than 150 probationers and specialty court participants gathered at Kaʻahumanu Hale (Honolulu Circuit Court) on Thursday, November 21, as the Judiciary’s Adult Client Services Branch (ACSB) hosted its Fall... read more
LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi – Sixteen high school students from across the island gathered at Puʻuhonua Kaulike, the Kauaʻi courthouse, from October 7 to 9, 2025, to take part in the Kauaʻi... read more