The Hawaii Access to Justice Commission held its first meeting in July, 2008 after the Hawaii Supreme Court adopted Rule 21, establishing the Commission on April 24, 2008. The articles below highlight its first ten years.
In light of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission decided to cancel the 2020 Hawai‘i Access to Justice Conference that was scheduled for June 19, 2020.
Over 260 people attended the eleventh annual Hawai‘i Access to Justice Conference on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai`i, Manoa campus. Daniel Greenberg, Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives, Schulte Roth & Zabel, a New York City law firm, was a … [read more]
On January 13, 2019, Honolulu Access to Justice Commission Chair, Simeon R. Acoba, submitted an editorial to the Hawaii Star Advertiser, which was published on January 13, 2019. The link to the article is as follows: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/13/editorial/island-voices/expanding-access-to-civil-justice