When the first participant entered Oʻahu Drug Court in January 1996, Hawaiʻi launched a new approach to justice — one rooted not only in accountability, but also in the belief... read more

Community members, students, and educators gathered at the Kauaʻi Community College (KCC) Library on Tuesday, May 5, for a public forum on civic engagement, hosted by the Hawaiʻi Commission to... read more

HONOLULU – Associate Justice Vladimir P. Devens was sworn in this morning in an informal ceremony as the sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi.... read more

My heartfelt congratulations to my good friend and colleague, Justice Vladimir P. Devens, on his confirmation by the Hawai‘i State Senate as the next Chief Justice of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court.  ... read more

On Tuesday, April 21, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court heard oral argument at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. The evening session, held at the... read more

Hawai‘i Baptist Academy (HBA) captured the 2026 Hawai‘i High School Mock Trial Competition, prevailing in a hard‑fought final round at the Hawai‘i Supreme Court on March 7. The annual Competition... read more

The Oʻahu Post-Booking Jail Diversion Program (OJDP) marked a major milestone on March 18, as seven participants became its first Circuit Court graduates. There are now 42 participants enrolled in... read more

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

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