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A new leadership program at the University of Hawai'i William S. Richardson School of Law aims to increase diversity, inclusion, and representation among Hawaiʻi’s legal professionals. This comes at a time when some have called for more diversity on Hawaiʻi’s courts. As HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, others maintain the lack of representation is a pipeline issue.
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Hawaiʻi joins a handful of states that have rolled out TurboCourt to try and ease the process of filing small claims disputes. Angela Min, chief innovation officer for the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary, shared how the pilot program makes life a little bit easier for the public — and for court staff.
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The Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi discusses the complaint it filed with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health over oil spills at Red Hill and Pearl Harbor; Hawaiʻi's Judiciary Branch talks about filing court documents using the new TurboCourt website; we check out the revival of rollerskating on Oʻahu; and local musician and producer Drumwise tells his story of recording his debut album in the age of quarantines and social distancing
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Updated 2/3/21, 11:59 a.m.State health officials warn that the more transmissible UK COVID-19 virus may be present in Hawaii. Diagnostic Labs detected a…
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Updated 2/2/21, 11:58 a.m.Reports of domestic violence have increased during the pandemic, and that has the state judiciary concerned.Chief Justice Mark…
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Updated 1/28/21, 12 p.m.The state judiciary is asking the legislature to not decrease its operating budget for the next year. Chief Justice Mark…
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A popular program helping renters and landlords is now available on Kauai.The Steps to Avoid Eviction program is a Hawaii State Judiciary initiative to…