Two years after wildfires devastated Lahaina and upended the lives of countless families, a quiet but powerful partnership continues to make a difference. The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary and the Hawaiʻi... read more
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The Rural Paternity Advocate Pilot Project in Hawai‘i’s Third Circuit (Hawai‘i County) is attracting attention from other communities across the United States that may be interested in replicating its innovative... read more
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald address attendees at the 2025 Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Conference at the University of Hawaiʻi’s William S. Richardson School of Law on... read more
Jenny R.F.F. Silbiger, the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s state law librarian and access to justice coordinator, began her term as the 2025–2026 president of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)... read more
HONOLULU – Family law attorney William C. Darrah and The Mediation Center of the Pacific’s Executive Director Tracey S. Wiltgen were honored by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald for having... read more
Winners of the Fifth Circuit’s 2025 Law Day Art Contest visited Kauaʻi’s Puʻuhonua Kaulike courthouse on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, where they were recognized for their outstanding work. Fifth Circuit... read more
Lilinoe Wong, a fifth grader at St. Andrew’s Schools – The Priory, and Hailey Tellyer, a seventh grader at ʻEwa Makai Middle School, took the top prizes in this year’s... read more
HONOLULU – Gov. Josh Green, M.D., on June 26, signed into law Act 228 (House Bill 727) which makes permanent the Oʻahu Women’s Court Program and establishes a temporary two-year... read more
On June 25, the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary honored the first six graduates of its Mohala Wahine program—also known as Women’s Court—during a ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom. “These women... read more
Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald expressed deep gratitude during a recent ceremony in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court courtroom to a local marketing firm and two individuals for their volunteer support of... read more