HONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Court of the Second Circuit (Maui... read more

The entire Hawaii judiciary grieves the loss of former Chief Justice Ronald Moon, who passed away yesterday evening at age 81. “The judiciary has lost a legend. Chief Justice Moon... read more

Freelance Court Interpreters Paid Minimum $25 an Hour   HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Judiciary is resuming its court interpreter orientation workshops in July after putting them on hold during the... read more

Employment is a vital part of the Hawaii Drug Court strategy to enhance the education, housing, financial stability, and future job prospects of program participants. It is also essential to... read more

HONOLULU — High school students participating in the William S. Richardson School of Lawʻs “Law & Justice Summer Program” attended a Supreme Court oral argument at Aliiolani Hale on June... read more

In observance of National Drug Court Month 2022, the Second Circuit’s Drug Court programs held two graduation events. The seven members of Maui Drug Court’s 78th graduating class celebrated completion... read more

A limited in-person crowd and many more family, friends, and colleagues watched the livestream as Shellie K. Park-Hoapili was sworn-in as District Court Judge and Natasha R. Shaw as District... read more

Ailene Kim, a fifth grader at St. Andrew’s Schools and Vera Wang, an eighth grader at Niu Valley Middle School, took the top prizes in this year’s First Circuit Law... read more

Each May, National Drug Court Month recognizes both Drug Court professionals and the program participants whose hard work and perseverance bring many important benefits to our communities. This year, the... read more

Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald joined Gov. David Ige, Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, Honolulu City Councilmember Carol Fukunaga, representatives from the Kobayashi Group, and special guests on May 5... read more