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Hawaii State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Hawaii Welcome to Hawaii on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Hawaii judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the state Constitution. At the state level there are two appellate courts: the Hawaii Supreme Court and Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, and three trial courts: the Circuit, Family and District courts. There are two federal courts in Hawaii: the District of Hawaii and the District of Hawaii Bankruptcy Court. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Hawaii Hawaii Supreme Court Appellate Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Trial Hawaii Circuit Courts Hawaii Family Courts Hawaii District Courts Hawaii Judicial Districts State court projects involving Hawaii Hawaii Constitution Hawaii Commission on Judicial Conduct Judicial interest organizations Hawaii counties There are 5 counties in Hawaii. The five counties are broken up into four Judicial Districts: Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai. Each of these districts have Circuit Court, a Family Court, and a District Court.     To see a list of counties in Hawaii, please see - Hawaii counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Bankruptcy Courts District of Hawaii Bankruptcy Court Federal court projects involving Hawaii Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Hawaii law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Judicial selection in Hawaii is done through the commission-selection, political appointment method. Candidates are chosen by a nominating commission and, from those candidates, the Governor makes the final appointment. For the District Courts, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, rather than the Governor, makes the appointment. The state Senate must confirm all appointees before they take office. There are no judicial elections in Hawaii. Selection Judicial selection in Hawaii Hawaii Supreme Court Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Hawaii Circuit Courts Hawaii District Courts Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., Senate confirmation Term - 10 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt., Senate confirmation Term - 10 years Method Political appointment Term - 10 years Method Political appointment Term - 10 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,040 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Hawaii State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Hawaii School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Hawaii Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Hawaii Aloha State Motto:   The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness Population:   1.3 million Area of state:   10,931 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1959 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: O`ahu First Circuit District Court, Hawaii Maui Second Circuit District Court, Hawaii Kaua`i Fifth Circuit District Court, Hawaii Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress