Hawaiʻi State Judiciary

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz on his last day before retirement.

Former Gov. Linda Lingle shares the story behind The Women's Prison Project.

First Circuit District Court Judges Mark Browning and Trish Morikawa discuss the success of Women's Court on Oʻahu.

Chaminade Provost Lance Askildson and Hawaiʻi Pacific University Acting Provost Brenda Jenson discuss the latest effects of federal funding cuts; First Circuit District Court judges Mark Browning and Trish Morikawa share the importance of the Women's Court.

Retired Judge Karen Radius, Judge Dyan Medeiros, and Probation Officer and Program Coordinator Valerie Lazo spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Hawaiʻi Girls Court.

First Circuit Judge Matt Viola and Specialty Courts Administrator Greg Uwono highlight the programs in place to help get to the root problem of why people often end up in court.

Legal experts discuss how specialty courts have shaped Hawaiʻi's judicial system; A Hawaiʻi guitarist showcases her unique sound on the national classical program "From the Top"

Bill Darrah and Tracey Wiltgen spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the Divorce Law in Hawaiʻi seminar program, which recently hit a milestone of 300 seminars.

Mother Jones senior reporter Samantha Michaels spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about Hawaiʻi's celebrated program to keep girls out of prison.

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaiʻi sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections.