The Hawai`i Access to Justice Commission, as required by Hawaii Supreme Court Rule 21(j), has prepared annual reports describing its activities during the prior 12-month periods since its creation in 2008.

2022 ANNUAL REPORT

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

2019 ANNUAL REPORT

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

2017 ANNUAL REPORT

2016 ANNUAL REPORT

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

2014 ANNUAL REPORT

2013 ANNUAL REPORT

2012 ANNUAL REPORT

2011 ANNUAL REPORT

2010 ANNUAL REPORT

2009 ANNUAL REPORT

APPENDICES – Table of Contents

APPENDIX A – Supreme Court Rule 21;

APPENDIX B – Commissioners;

APPENDIX C – Committees of the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission;

APPENDIX D – Committee Chairs and Members (2008 – 2009)

APPENDIX E – Commission Committee Protocol

APPENDIX F – Agenda of the July 23, 2008 Meeting

APPENDIX G – Agenda of the September 3, 2008 Meeting

APPENDIX H – Agenda of the November 3, 2008 Meeting

APPENDIX I – Agenda of the January 26, 2009 Meeting

APPENDIX J – Agenda of the March 23, 2009 Meeting

APPENDIX K – Agenda of the May 6, 2009 Meeting

APPENDIX L – Agenda of the July 20, 2009 Meeting

APPENDIX M – Agenda of the September 21, 2009 Meeting

APPENDIX N – Resolutions of Support by the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission

APPENDIX O – Testimony on Feb. 1, 2009 relating  to surcharge

APPENDIX P – Testimony on Feb. 4, 2009 relating to district court

APPENDIX Q – Testimony on Feb. 10, 2009 re grant-in-aid applications

APPENDIX R – Testimony on Feb. 26, 2009 relating to surcharge for indigent legal services

APPENDIX S – Order Establishing Foreclore Mediation Pilot Project in the State Third Circuit Court

APPENDIX T – Hawaii Judicial Pro Bono Policy

APPENDIX U – Proposed Amendment to the Commentary to Rule 2.2 of the Hawaii Revised Code of Judicial Conduct (Comment 5)

APPENDIX V – Proposed Amendment to Rule 3.7 of the Hawaii Revised Code of Judicial Conduct

APPENDIX W – Model Pro Bono Policy for Hawaii Law Firms

APPENDIX X – Model Policy for Government Attorneys Performing Pro Bono Work

APPENDIX Y – Supreme Court Rules 17 and 22 Regarding Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

APPENDIX Z – Legal Groups Striving to Meet Rule 6.1 – part 1 , part 2,  part 3part 4,  part 5,  part 6

APPENDIX AA – Air Dates on Olelo of the 2009 Access to Justice Conference

APPENDIX BB – Access to Justice Conference Agenda and Biographies of Speakers

APPENDIX CC – Access to Justice Conference handout: Civil Legal Needs and Barriers

APPENDIX DD – Access to Justice Conference Suggestions from the Breakout Discussions

APPENDIX EE – Article about funding (March 2008) “Increased Funding for Access to Justice by Bank ‘Rate Comparability’ in IOLTA Accounts”

APPENDIX EE – April 2008 article “A Hawaii Access to Justice Commission:  An Idea Whose Time Has Come”

APPENDIX EE – July 2008 article “Access to Justice Commission Named”

APPENDIX EE – Aug 2008 article  “Hawaii Supreme Court Increases Funding for Access to Justice Through Bank ‘Rate Comparability’ in IOLTA Accounts”

APPENDIX EE – Sept 2008 article  “Hawaii Banks Support Funding for Access to Justice”

APPENDIX EE – Oct 2008 article   “Should Hawaii Adopt a ‘Civil Gideon’ Requirement?”

APPENDIX EE – Dec 2008 articles

APPENDIX EE – Jan 2009  “The Impact of the Financial Crisis Upon the Hawaii Justice Foundation, Your IOLTA Account, and the Provision of Legal Services”

APPENDIX EE – Mar 2009 article  “Accessing Justice Through Mediation”

APPENDIX EE – April 2009 article  “Access to Justice:  The Domestic Violence Action Center”

APPENDIX EE – May 2009 article  “Access to Justice Commission Update: Government Pro Bono Policy”

APPENDIX EE – June 2009 article  “Access to Justice:  Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center”

APPENDIX EE – July 2009 article  “Access to Justice Commission Update:  Hawaii Revised Judicial Code and Foreclosure Mediation Proposals”

APPENDIX EE – Aug 2009 article  “Access to Justice: Hawaii Judicial Pro Bono Policy”; “Chief Justice John T. Broderick, Jr., New Hampshire Supreme Court”

APPENDIX EE – Sept 2009 article  “Crisis and Promise:  The 2009 Hawaii Access to Justice Conference”

APPENDIX EE – Oct 2009 articles  “The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii –Making a Difference One Case at a Time;” “Government Pro Bono Policy”

APPENDIX EE – Nov 2009 article  “Model Pro Bono Policy for Law Firms”

APPENDIX EE – Dec 2009 articles

APPENDIX FF Articles about the Access to Justice in the Pacific Business News