ACCESS TO JUSTICE: Is This A Promise We Can Keep?

William S. Richardson School of Law

Friday, June 25, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
Acknowledgments
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Commission Highlights, June 2010
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Biographies of speakers, panelists, and facilitators
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Rule 21 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
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The Commissioners of the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission
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Committees of the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission
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FAQs regarding the Hawaii Access to the Justice Commission
8.
Committee on Education, Communications, and Conference Planning: Report 2010
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Committee on Funding of Civil Legal Services: Report 2010
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Law School Liaison Committee: Report 2010
11.
Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Access to Justice, 2010 Plan (November 16, 2009)
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“Roundtable Meeting on Linguistic and Cultural Access to Justice” Hawaii Bar Journal, June 2010

WORKSHOPS I

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#1, 11 – Dealing with Domestic Violence:
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What Is Domestic Violence, A Guide for Family Law Practitioners Prepared for the 2005 Hawaii Divorce Manual by Jill Araki and Cindy Iannce Spencer, The Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline
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Petition for An Order for Protection (form)

Download forms: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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Petition for An Order for Protection on Behalf of a Family or Household Member (form)

Download forms: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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Motion and Declaration to Amend/Dissolve/Extend the Existing Order; Notice of Hearing; Certificate of Service (form)

Download forms: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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“The Domestic Violence Action Center” by Nanci Kreidman, Hawaii Bar Journal, April 2009
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“Coming to America” by Mark Hansen, ABA Journal, December 2009
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Checklist on How to Deal With Domestic Violence in Your Workplace
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“Misconceptions Today and Yesterday…Walking with Our Eyes Wide Open” (presented by Nanci Kreidman, CEO, Domestic Violence Action Center and Jan Tamura, Burke McPheeters Bordner & Estes)
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“Dos and Don’ts Just for You” (presented by Nanci Kreidman and Jan Tamura)
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#2 – Initiatives to Enhance Civil Justice
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Roadmap to Justice (A Joint Project of the Stanford Center on the Legal Professon and the Sokolove Charitable Fund)
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Report on the Public Hearing on Access to Justice (conducted by the ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery on Legal Services, August 10, 2002
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#3 – Show Me the Money: Funding and Other Issues
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Outline of workshop discussion
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National Ancient History (pie chart)
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National Middle Ages (pie chart)
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National Funding Source by Percentage, 2009
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National Funding Changes
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Hawaii Justice Foundation IOLTA and ILAF Grant Amounts Awarded and Grantees, 1986-2010
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State Legislative Funding for Civil Legal Assistance
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Proposed Amendment to Rule 23 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure
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Memorandum dated May 17, 2010 re proposed amendment to Rule 23
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A New Direction for Resource Development: Local Fundraising by Steve Gottlieb
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#4 – Right to Counsel in Certain Civil Proceedings
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Outline of workshop discussion
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State Statutes Providing for a Right to Counsel in Civil Cases by Laura K. Abel and Max Rettig
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#6, 12 – Increasing Mediation Effectiveness: When Is It Appropriate and What Makes It Work?
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Factors Favoring Use of Mediation Checklist
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#7 – Getting to Yes with Pro Bono
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Outline of workshop discussion
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Report of the Rule 6.1 Task Force
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How ATJ Commissions Can Promote Pro Bono: Rules and Policies by Anthony H. Barash, Director, ABA Center for Pro Bono
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Neil McKitrick: A Pro Bono Journey from Law School to Law Firm in Pro Bono Connection, Vol. 8, No. 2, August 2008
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Model Pro Bono Policy for Hawaii Law Firms
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Argument in Favor and Against Pro Bono Reporting
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Overview of State Pro Bono Reporting Policies
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Judicial Promotion of Pro Bono
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Continuing Legal Education Pro Bono State Rules
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HSBA Classification Report as of April 5, 2010
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HSBA Pro Bono Hours
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Professional Liability Insurance/Members’ Structure of Practice
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Members’ Ethnicity Summary Worksheet
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Age Statistics
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#9 – Overcoming Barriers to Access to Justice
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Policies for Interpreted Proceedings in the Courts of the State of Hawaii
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Interpreter Code of Ethics
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#10 – The Foreclosure Crisis: How to Help
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Foreclosure Timeline by Alan J. Ma
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Hawaii Aloha (lyrics)