HONOLULU – Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald delivered his eighth and final State of the Judiciary Address on Thursday, at a joint session of the State Senate... read more
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Assessing Hawaiʻi’s Justice System: Addressing Over-Incarceration, Disparities, and Pathways Forward
Announcement: Due to severe weather advisories, the kickoff event for the Supreme Court’s Equitable & Sustainable Futures Speaker Series was postponed from January 30, and has now been rescheduled for... read more
Since the inception of the Kapolei Access to Justice Room (KAJR) in 2012, attorneys have provided over 3,090 free consultations, assisting thousands of O‘ahu residents with essential legal information on... read more
MILILANI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court convened on Dec. 10 at Mililani High School, giving nearly 400 students the opportunity to observe oral argument in an actual case. Students... read more
HILO, Hawaiʻi — Third Circuit Deputy Chief Judge M. Kanani Laubach was honored by the Hawaiʻi County Bar Association with its Meritorious Service Award. She received this recognition at... read more
From left: Maui Immigration Law, LLC, founding attorney Kevin Block, Hawaii Justice Foundation (HFJ) Executive Director Robert J. LeClair, Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson... read more
HONOLULU — Attorneys who performed free legal work in support of community non-profit legal services providers, indigent parties, and individuals who do not have a lawyer, were honored at the... read more
HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. “It is an... read more
HILO, Hawaiʻi – While many teenagers spent their fall break relaxing, 20 high school students from Keaʻau, Waiākea, Kamehameha Schools-Hawaiʻi, Hilo, and Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki chose to immerse... read more
HILO, Hawaiʻi – Third Circuit Chief Judge Wendy M. DeWeese was honored recently with the Ka Lehua Kea Hiwahiawa Award by Going Home Hawaiʻi for her outstanding contributions to the... read more