HONOLULU — Congratulations to First Circuit Chief Judge R. Mark Browning (ret.) and First Circuit Judge Trish K. Morikawa, who were honored by the Hawaiʻi Women Lawyers on April 25... read more
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Hawaiʻi’s legal community celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Kona Courthouse Self-Help service at an event sponsored by the West Hawaiʻi Bar Association on January 19. Supreme Court Chief Justice... read more
More than 200 people attended a special community celebration on Saturday, April 27, commemorating the sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the construction of Aliʻiōlani Hale, home of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court.*... read more
KAILUA, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court convened today at Kailua High School, giving more than 300 students the opportunity to observe oral argument in an actual case. Students... read more
MEDIA ADVISORY April 23, 2024 WHAT: Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Holding its First Oral Argument at Kailua High School WHO: Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald Associate Justice Sabrina S.... read more
Click for event web page Join us at the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center for guided reflections on the history and legal impacts made, past and present, at Aliʻiōlani... read more
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is warning the public that scammers continue to pose as police officers, sheriffs, and Judiciary employees claiming that there is a warrant for your... read more
HONOLULU – The Judicial Council announced today that the deadline to submit applications to fill a vacancy on the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission is further extended from March 22 to... read more
HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed Michelle N. Comeau to fill a judicial vacancy in the District Court of the First Circuit (island of O‘ahu). Comeau has... read more
HONOLULU – The Nominating Committee of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court seeks to fill two non-attorney positions and four attorney positions on the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court. Applicants... read more