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Much of our community has experienced significant damage from the recent storms. We hope you are all safe. You can assist by donating to the various organizations by visiting this link below.
Please know that we are organizing legal response with various direct legal services providers and will be updating this page for members who want to assist. Please re-visit this page for updates. Mahalo, and take care.
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Aloha,
I hope everyone has been able to stay safe during these devastating storms over the last few months. Our state was awaiting a Presidential Declaration of Emergency under the Stafford Act, which enables various benefits to become accessible. That declaration was recently made last week. As legal needs and potential disaster relief benefits continue to emerge, I hope to call upon you when volunteer opportunities arise…READ FULL MESSAGE
Aloha,
Over the last few weeks, communities across the islands have felt the devastating effects of several storm systems. We’d like to express our deepest gratitude to the community members, our colleagues at the Bar, and the Office of the Public Defender for their collective generosity during our recent donation drive. Their support ensured that essential water, food, and hygiene and cleaning supplies reach our neighbors in Haleiwa and Waialua. It is in times like these that the spirit of kōkua remains our most powerful tool…READ FULL MESSAGE
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Rainstorms have caused substantial flooding and damage. Some of the damage has been huge and made the news. Many other damage results are smaller and more personal to individual homes or apartments. Government assistance is available for some of the larger damage, but many times families or individuals find themselves having to deal with damage themselves. Sometimes it’s clean up, disposal of damaged belongings, and drying things out with fans...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
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.
