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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

Jury service is a cornerstone of our democracy, ensuring the right to a trial by jury is upheld in communities across Hawaiʻi. Each year, thousands of residents contribute to this... 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

HONOLULU – We are deeply saddened to share that retired First Circuit Court Chief Judge Colleen Hirai has passed away. On behalf of the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary, I extend our... 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 – Today, we join judiciaries around the world in recognizing the first International Day of Judicial Well-Being, established by the United Nations General Assembly earlier this year. This global... 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

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