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Crossing the Finish Line with Recovery

Five graduates crossed the finish line of Maui Drug Court with their final appearance before the Honorable Kelsey T. Kawano on May 18, 2023. The combination hearing and graduation ceremony… read more

Celebrating Justice Michael D. Wilson Day

HONOLULU — Supreme Court Justice Michael D. Wilson retired after nearly 30 years in service to the people of Hawaiʻi and was recognized by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald with a… read more

2023 First Circuit Law Day Art Contest Winners Announced

Lucy Grant, a fourth grader at Aliʻiōlani Elementary School, and Keahi Yuen, an eighth grader at Maryknoll School, took the top prizes in this year’s First Circuit Law Day Art… read more

Kealakehe and Konawaena Debate Club Students Go To Court

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi – Debate Club students from Kealakehe Intermediate School and Konawaena Middle School spent a recent Friday morning at the Keahuolū Courthouse learning about the three branches of government,… read more

Celebrating Justice Paula A. Nakayama Day

Nearly 30 years to the day that she was sworn-in as an Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court (April 22, 1993), the Honorable Paula A. Nakayama celebrated her last… read more

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Proposal to Promulgate New Rule 1.9B of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii--TO FURTHER REGULATE THE PRO HAC VICE PRACTICE OF LAW IN NON-COURT AND NON-ARBITRATION REPRESENTATIONS
Comment Deadline: May 26, 2023
Proposal to Amend Rules 11 and 43 of the Hawaiʻi Rules of Penal Procedure--PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZING REMOTE APPREARANCES IN POST-ARRAIGNMENT, CHANGE-OF-PLEA HEARINGS
Comment Deadline: August 4, 2023

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