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How to Help

Rule 6.1 of the Hawaii Professional Rules of Conduct states that a lawyer should aspire to provide at least fifty hours of pro bono services per year.
Please check with the following legal service providers to find out how you can help:

Access to Justice Room at the Honolulu District Court The Honolulu District Court Access to Justice Room is a joint effort of the Judiciary, the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii to increase access to justice for self-represented litigants at the state District Court. Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide legal advice through short-term limited legal services and help self-represented litigants better understand the court process and the law, which may apply to their case. The hours of the Access to Justice Room are: Mondays and Wednesdays weekly, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and the first and third Fridays of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Training for attorneys wishing to volunteer will be held at the HSBA. Please contact Brian Simon at the HSBA office at 808-792-7347 for training dates. Also sign up at: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/443224216012
Access to Justice Room at Family Court (Kapolei) The Access to Justice Room at the Ronald T.Y. Moon Kapolei Courthouse, 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei HI 96707 is open on the first and third Thursdays of every month, 11:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Self Help Center (Maui) The Self Help Center located at Hoapili Hale, 2145 Main Street, Wailuku, HI is open on Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Please contact Jennifer Oana, Nicole Forelli, or Judge Rhonda Loo at selfhelpcentermaui@gmail.com to help.
Self Help Center (Hilo) The Self Help Center located at Hale Kaulike, 777 Kilauea Avenue, first floor, Hilo, HI 96720-4212, is open on Mondays and Fridays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Please contact Jennifer L. Zelko-Schlueter at (808) 961-0406 or jzelko@torkildson.com to volunteer.
Self Help Center (Kauai) The Self Help Center located at Puuhonua, 3970 Kaana Street, Lihue, HI 96766, is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Please contact Alton Amimoto, Deputy Chief Court Administrator, Fifth Circuit, (808) 482-2347 to volunteer.

Domestic Violence Action Center
Link: www.stoptheviolence.org
Ph: 531-3771

Hawaii Disability Rights Center
Link: www.hawaiidisabilityrights.org
Ph.: 949-2922

Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center
Link: www.hijcenter.org
Ph.: 536-8826 or 1-877-208-8828

Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
Link: www.legalaidhawaii.org
Oahu: 536-4302
Waianae: 696-6321
Windward: 239-5707
Hilo: 934-0678
Kona: 329-8331
Maui: 242-0724
Molokai: 553-3251
Lanai: 565-6089
Kauai: 245-7580

Maximum Legal Services Corporation
Ph.: 585-0920

Mediation Center of the Pacific
Link: www.mediatehawaii.org
Ph.: 521-6767

Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation
Link: www.nhlchi.org
Ph.: 521-2302

UH Elder Law Clinic
Link: www.hawaii.edu/uhelp/elderlaw.htm
Ph.: 956-6544

Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii
Link: www.vlsh.org
Ph.: 528-7046 or 800-839-5200