On November 10, the Third Circuit (Hawaii County) launched its Veterans Treatment Court with an opening ceremony held in the courtroom of Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra. Pictured above is Big... read more
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The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center and the Hawaii State Bar Association Civic Education Committee have organized a two-part teacher workshop examining Hawaii’s constitution. Since 1840, the governance of... read more
Judge Steven Alm (center) is congratulated by Former State Deputy Director for Law Enforcement of the Department of Public Safety, James Propotnick, (left) and Chief Executive Officer at Security Resources,... read more
HONOLULU, HI- At a ceremony on October 23, 2014, representatives from the Hawaii State Judiciary, Hawaii State Bar Association (HSBA) and Hawaii State Legislature recognized the winners of a high... read more
More than 150 people gathered at the Hawaii State Supreme Court Courtroom for the Hawaii Justice Foundation’s (HJF) Annual Meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. HJF Executive Director Robert J.... read more
Applicants are being sought for a vacancy on the Lawyers Fund for Client Protection of the Bar of Hawaii board (Fund). The duties of the board are to oversee and... read more
Governor Neil Abercrombie, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and the Honolulu City Council proclaimed October 16, 2014 as “Conflict Resolution Day”. Each of the proclamations encourages us to learn more about... read more
On Saturday, October 11, Big Island Drug Court helped out in the community by volunteering at the Ironman World Championship. The volunteers assisted at an aide station, passed out water,... read more
Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has appointed Margaret Masunaga as judge of the District Court of the Third Circuit (County of Hawaiʻi). Masunaga has been practicing law since 1987, after... read more
Trudy Senda, deputy chief judge of the District Court of the Fifth Circuit, was chosen by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald as the 2014 Jurist of the Year and received the... read more