A limited in-person crowd and many more family, friends, and colleagues watched the livestream as Shellie K. Park-Hoapili was sworn-in as District Court Judge and Natasha R. Shaw as District... read more
Courts and Judiciary facilities in the Third Circuit (Hawaiʻi Island) will remain closed Tuesday, August 18. All other courts and Judiciary facilities statewide will reopen as scheduled.
Announcement for JEFS users: Multi factor authentication will be needed to access the Judiciary Electronic Filing and Service System beginning September 13. Click for more information about multi factor authentication for JEFS.
News & Reports
Ailene Kim, a fifth grader at St. Andrew’s Schools and Vera Wang, an eighth grader at Niu Valley Middle School, took the top prizes in this year’s First Circuit Law... read more
Each May, National Drug Court Month recognizes both Drug Court professionals and the program participants whose hard work and perseverance bring many important benefits to our communities. This year, the... read more
Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald joined Gov. David Ige, Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, Honolulu City Councilmember Carol Fukunaga, representatives from the Kobayashi Group, and special guests on May 5... read more
On May 3, the Hawaii Supreme Court hosted a special presentation featuring the Honorable Katsuya Uga, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. The event was part of the... read more
A double celebration occurred in the Fifth Circuit on May 23, 2022, when 10 people graduated from Kauai Drug Court and one graduated from Veterans Court. The Honorable Deputy Chief... read more
HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed two individuals to fill judicial positions in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit and one individual to fill a... read more
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Zoom webinar How can conservation real estate protect ʻāina and cultural sites from future development? What public policy tools can help conservation... read more
HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today applauded the Hawaii State Legislature for its support of a three-year pilot program to create a Women’s Court. House Bill 2421 appropriates... read more
HONOLULU – The Judiciary is pleased to announce that all civil Family Court cases, including divorce matters, were successfully integrated into the Judiciary Information Management System. The completion of this... read more