Hawaiʻi State Judiciary

A guardian ad litem is a court-appointed attorney who is there to protect the interests of a person who cannot take care of themselves. But there are only two doing this work for the island of Oʻahu.

Lawmakers advanced a bill that would pay jurors $50 each day they spend in court. They currently receive $30.

President Trump’s recent executive order declared English as the official language of the country for the first time. The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary says the order does impact the state.

For those who think they may qualify for criminal record expungement or bench warrant recalls, free legal services are available Saturday at Waiʻanae Public Library.

Once received, people have 10 days to return the questionnaire in a provided envelope. If not returned by the deadline, there could be penalties.

A judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law requiring midwives to get special licensing. An attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights said the move will allow the plaintiffs to begin practicing midwifery immediately. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has more.

HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the six midwives and three mothers who are suing the state over a law that requires special licensing to operate. Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners argue the law makes it "impossible" to provide traditional maternal care.

A case challenging the state's restrictions on midwifery is in court this week. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the controversial state law that prohibits birth workers without a specific midwifery license from providing maternal health care.

Hawaiʻi's attorney general says a court has ordered the manufacturers and distributors of the blood thinner Plavix to pay the state a combined $916 million after finding the companies failed to disclose the efficacy and safety of the medication.

A judge is forcing the Hawaiʻi attorney general’s office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer's Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster.