Self-Help Resources
Access to Justice Rooms
Volunteer attorneys provide limited legal advice to unrepresented litigants related to landlord tenant cases, collection cases, temporary restraining order cases, and other Family Court civil cases.
Island / Circuit | Location | Address | Telephone | Hours | Availability |
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Oʻahu (First Circuit) | Kauikeaouli Hale Honolulu District Court |
1111 Alakea Street, Third Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 [map] |
808-909-2847 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | In person: First Wednesday of every month By phone: All other Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays |
Ronald T.Y. Moon Kapolei Courthouse First Circuit Family Court |
4675 Kapolei Parkway Kapolei, HI 96707-3272 [map] |
808-954-8290 | By appointment only, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | In person: Second Friday of every month at the Supreme Court Law Library By phone: First & Third Thursday of every month |
Self-Help Centers
Volunteer attorneys and Legal Aid staff provide limited legal information to help self-represented litigants with District and Family Court civil matters related to landlord cases, collection cases, temporary restraining orders, divorces, custody and other matters.
Assistance may be given in the form of providing Court Forms, reviewing Court Documents for interpretation or to ensure that the forms has been completed correctly. Additionally, volunteers try to answer as many procedural questions as possible.
*Free interpreter services for most languages are available at the Self-Help Centers. You should inform court staff if such help is needed. You may also visit the Language Access page for more information.
Island / Circuit | Location | Address | Telephone | Hours | Availability |
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Maui (Second Circuit) | Hoapili Hale | 2145 Main Street Wailuku, HI [map] |
808-909-2841 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Mondays & Thursdays | In-person: Maui residents By phone: Moloka’i, Lana’i and Hana residents |
Hawaiʻi island (Third Circuit) | In Hilo: Hale Kaulike |
777 Kīlauea Avenue, 1st Floor Hilo, HI 96720-4212 [map] |
808-909-2845 | 11:15a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | In person: Every Tuesday By phone: Every Friday |
In Kailua-Kona: Keahuolū Courthouse | 74-5451 Kamakaʻeha Avenue Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 |
808-909-2843 | 11a.m. – 1 p.m. | In person: Every second and fourth Wednesday By phone: All other Wednesdays |
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Kauai (Fifth Circuit) | Puʻuhonua Kaulike | 3970 Kaʻana Street Lihuʻe, HI 96766 [map] |
808-909-2836 | By phone only, Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon | Phone only
This center is made possible through partnerships with the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, The Kauaʻi Bar Association, The Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and the Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaiʻi. |
Other Judiciary Resources
Program | Description | Contact |
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Court Navigators for Lānaʻi, Maui, and Molokaʻi | In 2018, an in-person Volunteer Court Navigator Program was established in the Second Circuit (Maui County). Volunteer Court Navigators assisted unrepresented individuals at Hoapili Hale by answering questions concerning court resources, locations, and procedures.
Note: Volunteer Court Navigators cannot provide legal advice or representation. The Volunteer Court Navigator Program has expanded to include services by email. Unrepresented persons can now submit requests for information to: |
Contact by email courtnavigator.2cc@courts.hawaii.gov
The Navigators will make every effort to respond to requests for information pertaining to cases in the Second Circuit (Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi) within one business day, although it may sometimes take longer to obtain the information necessary to respond to requests for information. |
Independent Resources
Organization | Website | Description |
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Volunteer Legal Services Hawaiʻi | vlsh.org | Volunteer Legal Services Hawaiʻi provides legal assistance to the low to moderate income community through education, legal advice clinics, brief services, and referrals to pro bono attorneys for direct representation. |
Hawaii Free Legal Answers | hawaii.freelegalanswers.org | Hawaii Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic in which qualifying users post civil legal questions at no cost to be answered by pro bono attorneys licensed in their state. |
Legal Navigator | legalnavigatorhawaii.org | Legal Navigator is a free online legal resources platform for Hawai’i residents. It has guided interviews, legal resources organized by topic, and referral information for service providers to help with your legal needs. |
Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi | legalaidhawaii.org | The Legal Aid Society of Hawai’i is a public interest, non-profit law firm dedicated to achieving fairness and justice through legal advocacy, outreach, and education for those in need. |