The Commission is comprised of twenty-two Commissioners. The various Commissioners are appointed as designated in Rule 21 by separate appointing authorities including the Chief Justice of the Hawai`i Supreme Court, the Hawai`i State Bar Association, the Hawai`i Consortium of Legal Service Providers, the Hawai`i Justice Foundation, the Williams S. Richardson School of Law, the Hawai`i Paralegal Association, the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate President, and the Speaker of the House. The Commissioners are listed as follows:
Name | Appointed By | Term Ends | |
1. | Hon. Joseph E. Cardoza (ret.) (Chair) | Chief Justice | 12/31/26 |
2. | Hon. Brian Costa | Chief Justice | 12/31/24 |
3. | Hon. Vladimir Devens | Chief Justice | 12/31/26 |
4. | Hon. Joanna E. Sokolow | Chief Justice | 12/31/25 |
5. | Hon. Michael K. Soong | Chief Justice | 12/31/24 |
6. | Derek R. Kobayashi (Vice Chair) | Hawai`i State Bar Association | 12/31/25 |
7. | Jeremy J. K. Butterfield | Hawai`i State Bar Association | 12/31/25 |
8. | Christine Daleiden | Hawai`i State Bar Association | 12/31/26 |
9. | Carol K. Muranaka | Hawai`i State Bar Association | 12/31/26 |
10. | Rachel Figueroa (Volunteer Legal Services of Hawai`i) | Hawai`i Consortium of Legal Services Providers | 12/31/25 |
11. | David Kauila Kopper (Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i) |
Hawai`i Consortium of Legal Services Providers | 12/31/24 |
12. | Kathryn Mayer (Hawaii Disability Rights Center) | Hawai`i Consortium of Legal Services Providers | 12/31/26 |
13. | Makalika Naholowa`a (Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation) |
Hawai`i Consortium of Legal Services Providers | 12/31/25 |
14. | Heather Lusk (Non-attorney public representative) | Hawai`i Consortium of Legal Services Providers in consultation with Chief Justice | 12/31/24 |
15. | Rona Fukumoto (Non-attorney public representative) | Hawai`i Consortium of Legal Services Providers in consultation with Chief Justice | 12/31/26 |
16. | Mihoko Ito | Hawaii Justice Foundation | 12/31/25 |
17. | Dean Aviam Soifer | William S. Richardson School of Law | 12/31/25 |
18. | Kalen Sato | Hawai`i Paralegal Association | 12/31/25 |
19. | Trista Nicole Speer | Governor | n/a |
20. | Matthew Dvonch | Attorney General | n/a |
21. | Hon. Karl Rhoads | Senate President | n/a |
22. | Hon. Della Au Belatti | House Speaker | n/a |