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The Hawai`i Supreme Court is seeking nominations or applications for one unpaid position on the six-member Hawai`i Board of Certified Shorthand Reporters. The member selected must be an “official reporter”... read more

Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking written comment on judicial nominees for the current vacancy at the District Court of the Second Circuit (county of... read more

The Nominating Committee of the Supreme Court has announced it is accepting applications from attorneys wishing to serve as members of the Board of Bar Examiners. The Committee will make... read more

Nashville, Tennessee – Honorable Simeon Acoba, Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii, has been selected to receive the Ninth Annual Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence from the... read more

Girls Court participants celebrated a one-year milestone during a ceremony at Ali`iolani Hale. On August 23 in the Hawaii Supreme Court courtroom, six girls marked a major achievement in their... read more

A power outage at the Kaneohe courthouse has resulted in the closure of the Kaneohe district court as of 2:30 p.m. today. Court officials are working with Hawaiian Electric Co.... read more

Recently, Irene Hirano Inouye, the wife of the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye, his former chief-of-staff, Jennifer Sabas, and the justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court gathered to view Senator... read more

The Hawaii State Judiciary has been contacted by members of the public wanting to verify the legitimacy of a voice mail message left by someone purporting to be a court... read more

As it does each year during the first week of August, the Hawaii State Judiciary will mail approximately 235,000 juror questionnaires to 85,000 randomly selected residents on Oahu, 55,000 on... read more

State courthouses on the Big Island are closed on Monday, July 29 due to Tropical Storm Flossie. Court hearings scheduled for Monday will be rescheduled to a later date. The... read more