More than 270 people attended the 2012 Hawaii Access to Justice Conference – JUSTICE IN JEOPARDY: Expanding Access to Justice in Challenging Economic Times sponsored by the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the William S. Richardson School of Law.   It was … [read more]

On January 27, 2011, the Hawaii Supreme Court amended Rule 23 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure to provide that the residual funds from a class action may be distributed to a nonprofit tax exempt organization eligible to receive assistance from the indigent legal assistance fund (under HRS sec. … [read more]

On June 24, 2011, the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission held its third annual Access to Justice Conference at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, Manoa campus.   The theme for the 2011 conference was “ACCESS TO JUSTICE:  Pursuing a Noble and Necessary Purpose.”   There … [read more]

Over 270 people attended the 2010 Access to Justice Conference:  Access to Justice:  Is This A Promise We Can Keep? at the William S. Richardson School of Law on Friday, June 25, 2010. During the morning session of the conference, Associate Justice Acoba presented the status of the work of … [read more]