One justice compared Josh Green’s “maximalist” use of emergency proclamations to President Donald Trump’s controversial use of executive orders.

In his last year on the Supreme Court, Mark Recktenwald helped secure funding for Judiciary programs throughout Hawaiʻi.

Lawmakers are taking steps to address a severe shortage of court-appointed attorneys across the state, but lawyers and judges say it may not be enough to solve the problem.

The amount of fines imposed by judges has dropped, raising questions about whether lawmakers need to do anything.

Karen Nakasone has served on the Intermediate Court of Appeals since 2020.

As settlement money begins to flow to Maui wildfire victims, a state law that allows health insurers to recoup their costs becomes a concern.

Laurie Loomis was facing discipline, but the Supreme Court found she was unable to defend herself because of incapacity — and suspended her practice.

Among the questions: how much will Maui wildfire victims and their lawyers get from the huge settlement, and how will Hawaiʻi’s insurance market react?

Providing security to keep hikers away has proved costly and leaving the stairs partially in place is a safety hazard, the city said in a court filing Wednesday.

More than seven years after Hawaiʻi passed a law meant to address the problem, the number of people leaving prison and jail without key documents has barely budged.