Admission to the HSBA as a licensed attorney is coordinated by the Board of Bar Examiners of the Hawaii Supreme Court and is governed by Rule 1 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai’i and the Board of Examiners Rules. Information can be obtained from the Hawaii State Judiciary website at www.courts.state.hi.us.

Limited Admission of Military Attorneys, Pro Tem Membership for faculty members of the William S. Richardson School of Law, and Pro Hac Vice Membership are governed by Rules 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9, respectively, of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai’i. Information can be obtained from the Hawaii State Judiciary website. Pro Hac Vice Application Form.

Admission of foreign law consultants is governed by Rule 14 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii. Information can be obtained from the Hawaii State Judiciary website at www.courts.state.hi.us.

Law students at the William S. Richardson School of Law and any other ABA-accredited law school are eligible for law student affiliate membership upon submission of an application and payment of dues as established by the HSBA Board of Directors. This membership confers no privileges of practice, voting or holding office.

Affiliate membership is available to lawyers who are licensed and in good standing in other States upon submission of an application and payment of dues as established by the HSBA Board of Directors. This membership confers no privileges of practice, voting or holding office.