On Friday, June 20, 2025, the Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Conference, sponsored by the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission, attracted over 250 attendees. Keynote speaker Hawai‘i Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald provided inspiring remarks and Second Circuit Judge (ret.) Joseph Cardoza, chair of the Commission, gave an … [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.