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I've just traveled home from Chicago, where I was able to attend the National Association of Bar Executives conference, followed by the American Bar Association's Bar Leadership Institute, along with President-Elect, Kristin Izumi-Nitao.…READ FULL MESSAGE
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The Young Lawyers Division is proud to announce the successful conclusion of the 2026 Hawai‘i High School Mock Trial Competition!
This year’s Competition marked a historic milestone in the program’s decades-long history, featuring a record-breaking 200 students representing 21 teams from 17 public and private schools across O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i, and Hawai‘i Island. As the YLD’s flagship program, this Competition is dedicated to fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and public speaking skills in Hawai‘i’s youth…READ FULL MESSAGE
Members of Hawaiʻi’s legal community are invited to take part in one of the profession’s most anticipated annual traditions—the Hawaiʻi State Bar Foundation’s Law Day Golf Tournament on Monday April 27, 2026. This event brings together attorneys, judges, law firms, and supporters for a day of camaraderie, friendly competition, and fundraising in support of access to justice across the state…READ FULL MESSAGE
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Hello everyone, and Happy Lunar New Year! In case your January 2026 didn’t go as well as planned, February offers another “New Year” opportunity to reboot!
Our next “Coffee Hour” presentation will be focused on an important topic. Please join Nicole Lam and Raymond Kong on Zoom as they present “Elder Abuse for the Attorney Perspective” on March 5, 20265, from noon to one p.m.
Please join us at noon on the first Thursday of the month for our free virtual presentations as the Senior Counsel Division continues to strive to provide interesting and relevant information to bar members. And please feel free to contribute suggestions as to how the Senior Counsel Division can help serve the needs of our community.
This month I am humbled to begin my term as President of the Hawaii State Bar Association. This is an ideal time to reflect on our shared accomplishments and to look ahead with intention. First, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Mark M. Murakami for his steady and thoughtful leadership during this past year. As President-Elect, I observed the countless hours he put in for the HSBA, and marveled at the calm resolve he showed during the ups and downs of his tenure. Our Executive Director, Cathy Betts, and her Assistant Executive Director, Iris Ito, each have guided our board and staff in the past, and I know they will do the same for me this year. READ FULL MESSAGE
The Hawaii State Bar Association considers diversity and inclusion critical elements of promoting equity and preventing discrimination. Diversity should reflect individuals from different identities, which include race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, ability, socioeconomic status, language, and age. Equity means ensuring that resources and opportunities within a working environment are impartially and fairly available to all. Inclusion means that all people feel seen, heard, valued, and welcomed within a working or learning environment regardless of their identities.
The HSBA promotes the ALOHA spirit and supports action for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (collectively “DEI”), and pledges to: (1) continue to make our workplaces trusting places to have conversations about diversity and inclusion; (2) implement and expand unconscious bias education; and (3) share best practices and programs around diversity and inclusion.
Call the Lawyer Referral Information Service for a free referral at (808) 537-9140 or by email at LRIS@hsba.org!
Volunteer attorneys host a telephone hotline every Wednesday evening from the hours of 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Legal Line is limited to the hour. The volunteer attorneys provide free legal information to the public. Call (808) 537-1868 for free legal information.
Volunteer attorneys are providing legal help to the community remotely through the statewide Court Self-Help Centers.
