2021 Hawai`i Access to Justice Conference

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On Friday, June 25, 2021, the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Conference with the theme, “Access to Justice and the Time of COVID,” sponsored by the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission, attracted over 260 attendees. Opening remarks were provided by Hawai`i Supreme Court Justice Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald and Chair of the Commission, former Second Circuit Chief Judge Joseph Cardoza.  The Honorable Nancy Gertner (Ret.), who is on the faculty of the Harvard Law School, was the keynote speaker.

The conference agenda and summaries of the plenary sessions and workshops are presented below:

         

2021 Hawai`i Access to Justice Conference agendaDownload
Summary of Keynote Speaker Honorable Nancy GertnerDownload
Summary of the “Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Access to Justice” workshopDownload

Summary of the “Lifting Stoppers, Lifting Barriers” workshopDownload
Summary of the “Different Dispute Resolution Approaches” workshopDownload
Summary of the “Working Together to Provide Immigration Legal Services to the Low-Income Clients” workshopDownload
Summary of the “The Civil and Legal Rights of People Experiencing Homelessness in the Times of COVID” workshopDownload
Summary of the “Access to Justice and the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust” workshopDownload
Summary of the “Family Law and Access to Justice” workshopDownload
Summary of the “Access to Justice in Elder Law and Special Needs Planning” workshopDownload
Summary of the closing plenary with Prof. Calvin Pang and Hon. Nancy GertnerDownload