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General Information: 956-7583
Library Hours: 956-5584
Reference: 956-7583
TTY: 956-9577
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Spring Hours ( brief calendar )

January 22 - May 15, 2008

 Mon - Thur : 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
 Friday       : 8:00am - 7:00pm
 Saturday    : 9:00am - 7:00pm
 Sunday       :
10:00 am - 11:00pm

Holidays & Exceptions
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Legal Research Guides

Basic Legal Research

Using the Law Library
Guide to Call Numbers for United States Law [PDF]
Law Library Map
Library Use Policies

Understanding the Federal and State Court Systems
Federal-State Court Directory - Located in the Law Library at KF8700.A19 F42.

Inside the Federal Courts - Federal Judicial Center
Online tutorial explaining the powers and role of the Federal Courts.

Understanding the Federal Courts - By the U.S. Government
Provides description of the federal court system and its role in United States government. Includes frequently asked questions and court administration information.

National Center for State Courts
State Court Information Guides
State Court Structure Charts
State Court Websites
Hawaii State Court Structure

Finding a Case
By Citation - Finding Case Decisions by Citation [PDF]
By Party Name or Topic - Instructions for Using Legal Digests [PDF]
Finding a Case by Name - University of Illinois, College of Law Library

Finding a Statute
By Citation, Name, or Topic - Finding Federal & State Statutes [PDF]
By State - States and Territories: Current Statutory Codes [PDF]
Statutory Research Tutorial - Georgetown University Law Library

Federal Administrative Law - Tutorial
Administrative Law Research Tutorial - Georgetown University Law Library
Good introduction to administrative law materials, covering both regulations and decisions. Includes review questions. A low bandwith/screen reader version is also available.

Federal Legislative History - Tutorial
Federal Legislative History Tutorial - Georgetown University Law Library

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Hawaii Legal Research Guides

Hawaii Statutes
Chart of Hawaii Statutory Resources [.doc]

Hawaii Legislative History
Researching Hawaii Legislative History, Part 1 [PDF]
Researching Hawaii Legislative History, Part 2 [PDF]
Three-Step Guide to Finding Hawaii Legislative History [PDF]
How To Research Constitutional, Legislative, And Statutory History In Hawai`i [PDF]
Provided via the Legislative Reference Bureau

Hawaii Legislative History - Tutorials
Researching Legislative History in Hawaii
This tutorial, prepared by Swee Berkey at the WSR School of Law Library, takes users step-by-step through researching Hawaiian legislative history. Covers the Hawaii Revised Statues; Session Laws; Digests; House and Sentate Journals. Includes links and a review quiz. A text-only version is also available.

Hawaii Administrative Law
Researching Hawaii Administrative Law [PDF]
Chart of Hawaii Administrative Law Sources [.doc]

Hawaii Court Information
Chart of Hawaii Judicial Resources [.doc]
Overview of Hawaii Judicial System - Hawaii State Judiciary
How Hawaii Courts are Structured - Hawaii State Judiciary
See our Hawaii Internet Legal Resources Page for more information

Hawaii Legal Forms

Hawaii Secondary Sources
A listing of Hawaii Secondary Sources at the Law Library [.doc]
Index to Law Review Articles [PDF]

Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Law
Indigenous Law Resources [PDF]
Native Hawaiian Legal Research Guide [PDF]
Native Hawaiian Law Bibliography [PDF]

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Special Research Guides
These guides provide links to information on Kamehameha Schools, Special Education, Voting in OHA Elections, and Arakaki et. al. v. Cayetano.

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Resources by Topic Area

Environmental Law

Indigenous People

Intellectual Property

Special Education

Tax Law

War, Terrorism and Security

Legal Education

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