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
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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
Gov. Josh Green and Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald pose with Circuit Court Judge Kauanoe A.D. Jackson (to Green’s right) and other Third Circuit judges after Jackson’s swearing-in ceremony. ... read more
Mediation is a confidential, efficient, and cost-effective way to resolve disputes outside of court. Hawaii’s Uniform Mediation Act (HRS § 658H) establishes the legal framework to protect the confidentiality of... read more
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justice Lisa M. Ginoza delivers the keynote address to graduates of the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law on May 18, 2025. The... read more
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna received a LLM in Judicial Studies degree from Duke University School of Law’s Bolch Judicial Institute and was her class speaker at... read more