HONOLULU – Family law attorney William C. Darrah and The Mediation Center of the Pacific’s Executive Director Tracey S. Wiltgen were honored by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald for having... read more

Winners of the Fifth Circuit’s 2025 Law Day Art Contest visited Kauaʻi’s Puʻuhonua Kaulike courthouse on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, where they were recognized for their outstanding work. Fifth Circuit... read more

Lilinoe Wong, a fifth grader at St. Andrew’s Schools – The Priory, and Hailey Tellyer, a seventh grader at ʻEwa Makai Middle School, took the top prizes in this year’s... read more

HONOLULU – Gov. Josh Green, M.D., on June 26, signed into law Act 228 (House Bill 727) which makes permanent the Oʻahu Women’s Court Program and establishes a temporary two-year... read more

HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., today signed into law Act 229 (House Bill 280)  officially establishing the Community Outreach Court (COC) as a permanent program of the First Circuit... read more

On June 25, the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary honored the first six graduates of its Mohala Wahine program—also known as Women’s Court—during a ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom. “These women... read more

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary honored the first six graduates of its Mohala Wahine program—also known as Women’s Court—during a ceremony held today in the Supreme Court courtroom. “These... read more

Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald expressed deep gratitude during a recent ceremony in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court courtroom to a local marketing firm and two individuals for their volunteer support of... read more

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were emancipated, marking the end of slavery in the United States.  It also celebrates the extraordinary... read more

Gov. Josh Green and Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald pose with Circuit Court Judge Kauanoe A.D. Jackson (to Green’s right) and other Third Circuit judges after Jackson’s swearing-in ceremony.  ... read more