State courts and Judiciary operations on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi will be closed Tuesday, September 8, due to Hurricane Lowell. Jurors on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi should not report to court Tuesday.
Announcement for JEFS users: Multi factor authentication will be needed to access the Judiciary Electronic Filing and Service System beginning September 13. Click for more information about multi factor authentication for JEFS.
Rooms for Preschool-Age Children
Interview rooms can include special materials designed to help children provide information about what happened. One interviewer is with the child while other professionals are in an adjacent viewing room.
Serving All of Hawai`i
Children’s Centers are geographically dispersed to meet needs of children statewide:
Age-Appropriate Settings
Centers provide comfortable settings for children of all ages. See examples:
Video Interviews
Specially trained professionals conduct developmentally appropriate forensic interviews, and interviews are videotaped, in lieu of written statements.