Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald delivered his 2025 State of the Judiciary address Thursday during a joint legislation session inside the Senate chambers at the state Capitol. Recktenwald, who was ...

The U.S. Justice Department has filed federal lawsuits against four states, including Hawaii, for failure to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - From stalling the Honolulu rail project to clearing the way for the Maui wildfire settlement, Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald has been at the center of Hawaii’s modern legal ...

Hawaii’s so-called green fee is set to take effect as scheduled Jan. 1 after a federal judge dismissed most of the cruise ...

Hawaii’s four-member congressional delegation condemned a new opinion by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal ...

Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald gestures during an interview at the Hawaii Supreme Court. “We are extremely grateful for Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald’s steadfast commitment to serving indigent and ...

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump's energy dominance ...

In this very special episode of Working for Hawaii: Unscripted, Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald joins Gina Mangieri to talk about his upcoming retirement. It’s the end of an era at the Hawaii Supreme ...

New Laws Prohibit Extreme Sentencing, Bar Incarceration of Youth in Adult Prisons, and Set a Minimum Age of 12 for Prosecution ...we are creating a justice system that sees children as they are: still ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It is the end of an era at the Hawaii Supreme Court. Longtime Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald is retiring this week, and there aren’t yet enough qualified applicants interested in ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald delivered his 2025 State of the Judiciary address Thursday during a joint legislation session inside the Senate chambers at ...

The Hawaii State Judiciary needs money to design a new courthouse in Wai­mea, add a District Court judge in Kona and address a “critical shortage” of court-appointed counsel in criminal and ...