Order Amending Rule 23 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (January 27, 2011)

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]

2011 Hawaii Access to Justice Conference

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]

Committee representatives: Moya Gray, Shannon Wack, Mary Magnier, Nalani Fujimori Kaina, Derek Kobayashi, Judge Greg Nakamura

2010 Access to Justice Conference

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]

National Meeting of State Access to Justice Chairs

The 2010 National Meeting of State Access to Justice Chairs took place on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Arizona. In the opening plenary session — “Moving Justice Forward:  The Money and the Message” — Meredith McBurney, ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives, … [read more]