For immediate release: October 17, 2013

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR RETENTION HONORABLE GREG K. NAKAMURA

The Judicial Selection Commission announces that the term of the Honorable Greg K. Nakamura as Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaiʻi), State of Hawaiʻi, will expire on April 17, 2014.

In accordance with article VI, section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi, Judge Nakamura petitioned the Commission to be retained in judicial office and to be renewed for an additional term. The Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi empowers the Commission to determine whether Judge Nakamura should be retained in judicial office for an additional term of ten years.

The Commission invites interested persons to submit written comments and/or fill out an evaluation form on whether Judge Nakamura should be retained in judicial office for a new term. All written comments and evaluations will be kept CONFIDENTIAL.

Please visit the Commission’s website and fill out form JS-P-081, the Judicial Evaluation Retention Form. Written comments and/or form JS-P-081 must be postmarked or faxed by Wednesday, January 15, 2014 to:

Commission Chair Doris M. Ching, EdD
Judicial Selection Commission
State of Hawaiʻi
417 S. King Street
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813
FAX: (808) 538-5205
Website: https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/judicial_selection_commission.html