Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald will formally hang up his robes in Sept., after 15 years in the role.
He faces mandatory retirement as he turns 70.
A bill to increase the age limit for judges did not make it through the legislative session, but the session was otherwise a successful one for the Judiciary.
Lawmakers passed measures to increase judges’ compensation, add seats for judges in rural Oʻahu and West Hawaiʻi, and divert low-level criminal offenders to social services instead of prisons.
HPR’s government reporter Ashley Mizuo spoke to Chief Justice Recktenwald about these judicial wins.
A search for Recktenwald's Judicial replacement is currently underway.
This story aired on The Conversation on June 18, 2025. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m.
