Hawaii State Constitution

State Courts

Hawaii State Judiciary Overview of Hawaii Judicial System How Hawaii Courts are Structured

Hawaii Supreme Court

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

Circuit Courts

District Courts

Land and Tax Appeals Courts

Hawaii Court Rules

Hawaii Court Forms

Hawaii Appellate Courts Citation Form Handbook

Federal Courts - Hawaii

U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Legislature

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii State Legislature

Legislative Aids and Manuals

Legislation - Bill Status

Legislative Reference Bureau Library

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Executive Government

Hawaii State Government Official Website

Directory of Hawaii Government Officials

Office of the Governor

Office of the Lt. Governor

Attorney General of Hawaii

Criminal Justice Data Center Hawaiian Sex Offender Registry, and Adult criminal conviction information.

Data and Statistics Economic, census & population, and visitor statistics provided by the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.

Government Forms for Hawaii

Guide to Government in Hawaii (PDF 2.2MB) Thirteenth Edition, December 2007

Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

Hawaii State Agencies - Web Directory

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Office of Information Practices

State Ethics Commission

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Administrative Resources

Administrative Decisions

Links to Administrative Decisions (via Hawaii State Law Library) Provides links to Attorney General Opinions and Agency Decisions available online. Updated regularly.

Links to Administrative Decisions (via Hawaii State Bar Association) Legal Research links including selected Administrative Decisions and Attorney General Opinions.

Attorney General Opinions 1987-Present. Chronologically listed, but not searchable by title or subject.

Hawaii Administrative Rules:

Links to Administrative Rules (via Office of the Lt. Governor) Provides links to selected rules (Titles 2-8, 10-20, 23) and proposed changes. Not all links on website work.

Links to Administrative Rules (via the Legislative Reference Bureau) This site provides links to various state Department and Agency websites containing Administrative Rules.

Hawaii State Agencies - Web Directory

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City and County Information

Hawaii County Code Unofficial version. Updated to contain ordinances effective through June 30, 2007.

Hawaii County Government Website

Honolulu City and County Government Website (Oahu)

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu Updated to include sections affected in 2007.

Kauai County Government Website

Kauai County Code The complete Kauai County code is not available online. The Kauai County Council has selected ordinances and resolutions available online.

Maui County Government Website (Maui, Molokai, Lanai)

Maui County Code Current through June 15, 2007.

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Hawaii Law Organizations

ACLU of Hawaii

Center for Labor Education and Research Short descriptions and links to various federal and state labor laws. Provided by the University of Hawaii, West Oahu.

Hawaii State Bar Association

Hawaiian Society of Law and Politics

Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Native Hawaiian Bar Association

Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii

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Newspapers, Magazines and Journals

Asia Pacific Law and Policy Journal Web-based journal dedicated to issues facing Asia and the Pacific Rim. Current and past issues available online in PDF format. Published by the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Hawaiian Society of Law and Politics: Hawaiian Journal of Law and Politics Journal focusing on national and international issues of the Hawaiian state. Current and past issues available online in PDF format. Published by the Department of Law, Political Science, and the Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Newspapers and Magazines Links to various national and state newspapers and magazines. Provided by the Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau.

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Other Hawaii Information Links

The Hawaiian Electronic Library Available in both Hawaiian langauge and English, this site contains language information, genealogies, place names, dictionaries, and other Hawaiiana resources.

Hawaiian Independence

Hawaiian Roundtable March 13, 2000 Roundtable discussing Hawaiian sovereignty, moderated by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Native Hawaiian Databook 2006 comprehensive statistical profile of the current status of the Native Hawaiian community. Published by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Native Hawaiian Legal Research Guides

University of Hawaii Libraries Special Collections: The Annexation of Hawaii: A Collection Of Documents

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"How to" Legal Research Guides

Special Research Guides
(Click here for links to information on Kamehameha Schools, Special Education, Voting in OHA Election, and Arakaki et. al. v. Cayetano)