Save the date:   Friday, June 20, 2025.   The Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Conference, sponsored by the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission, will be an all-day event, currently scheduled to be held in person at the Law School.  Please plan to attend for a provocative discussion and varied workshops that … [read more]

More than 260 individuals attended the Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Conference, sponsored by the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission, on Friday, June 21, 2014 at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, Manoa campus.           Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald and Second Circuit Judge (ret.) … [read more]

On July 27, 2023, the Hawaii Supreme Court promulgated a new Rule 7 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii. The rule provides a supervised law-student intern to engage in the limited practice of law. The order is noted here:

On September 9, 2022, Hawai`i Supreme Court amended Supreme Court Rule 1.16(a) to follow the same format as an attorney seeking pro hac vice appearance under Supreme Court Rule 1.9.