On October 16, 2015, Kauai Drug Court staff, with acting Administrator Martin Steinhaus, Probation Officer Jennifer Tone, and Clerk Jaclynn Lee and their clients, along with Deputy Prosecutor Sinclair Salas-Ferguson,... read more

HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has appointed James C. McWhinnie to the District Court of First Circuit (Oahu). He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of... read more

On October 10, 2015, the Friends of the Big Island Drug Court helped at the World Ironman Triathlon Championships. Volunteers included the Big Island Drug Court and Big Island Veteran... read more

Twenty-four attorneys and an AmeriCorps Advocate were recognized for their volunteer service at the Second Circuit’s Self-Help Center in the Maui courthouse.  The “Access to Justice Luncheon” was held on... read more

HONOLULU – Hawaii State Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna was one of five attorneys selected by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) to receive NAPABA’s highest... read more

At the Hawaii State Judiciary’s 2015 Statewide Incentive Awards Ceremony on October 2, Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald (pictured on right) presented First Circuit Court Judge Richard Perkins with the 2015... read more

On Friday, September 25, the Hawaii State Judiciary honored First Circuit volunteers at its annual Volunteers in Public Service to the Courts (VIPS) Ceremony, held at the Supreme Court Courtroom.... read more

WAILUKU —The Second Circuit Court will be upgrading its security system configuration beginning October 9, 2015. The system will consolidate its third and fourth-floor security modules into a single first-floor... read more

HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for the current vacancy in the District Court of the First Circuit... read more

Honolulu, HI – First Circuit Court Judge Steven Alm and Dr. Robert DuPont, First Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and President of the Institute for Behavior... read more