HONOLULU — On this historic day in 1865, word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Galveston, Texas, marking the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is both a... read more
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Lauren Higa, a fifth grader at Maryknoll School, and Navarro Dondur, an eighth grader at Kaimuki Middle School, took the top prizes in this year’s First Circuit Law Day Art... read more
Under the Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi, Article VI, Appointment of Justices and Judges, Section 3: “The chief justice, with the consent of the senate, shall fill a vacancy... read more
First Circuit (O‘ahu) Specialty Court participants and staff held a community service event at the He‘eia Fishpond in Kāneʻohe. Team members helped preserve the site by moving and stacking rocks... read more
HONOLULU – Lisa M. Ginoza and Vladimir P. Devens were sworn in today as Associate Justices of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald at Aliʻiōlani Hale. ... read more
HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi’s second annual Statewide Adult Drug Court Conference drew specialty court staff and partners from across the islands to the Koʻolau Ballrooms & Conference Center in Kāne‘ohe, where... read more
The Hawaiʻi Children’s Justice Centers (CJCs), in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Children’s Justice Act Grant Task Force, hosted a Child Sex Trafficking Roundtable in Honolulu from July 12 – 13.... read more
HONOLULU — We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of retired Police Chief Lee Donohue. He was a respected leader of Honolulu’s police, and a passionate supporter of... read more
Under the Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi, Article VI, Appointment of Justices and Judges, Section 3: “The chief justice, with the consent of the senate, shall fill a vacancy... read more
The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy in the State of Hawaiʻi: Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island... read more