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Change can be hard. Change can be necessary. Change is rarely smooth.The primary and core function of the HSBA is to track the license status of Hawaii attorneys. It does so by using an Association Management System (AMS). Our AMS is used to track licensure status and process license renewals, but also publishes up-to-date contact information for the public, tracks annual CLE compliance, and facilitates Judiciary and IOLTA account oversight. READ FULL MESSAGE
Aloha Kākou,
Mahalo to everyone who joined us for our second YLD Pau Hana at The Village! It was a pleasure meeting so many of you in person and connecting
We’d also like to extend a heartfelt mahalo to Corporation Counsel, for generously sponsoring Legal Lines this November. Additionally, big mahalo to the many volunteer attorneys who power the lines on their own including…READ FULL MESSGE
Our Thursday, November 6, 2025 coffee hour featured Nic Los Baños speaking about The Impact of Alzheimer’s and Dementia in Our Community and Caroline Cadirao speaking about Community Resources for Hawaii’s Kupuna. If you missed it, you can catch the talk (and all Senior Counsel Division coffee hour talks) on the Coffee Hour Archives. The next coffee hour will be at noon on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
A hui hou!
This September marks a historic and significant milestone in the state of Hawai’i. This month, we celebrate the first official Hawaiian History Month. This long overdue recognition was made official this year by Act 167, which was passed by the State Senate and signed into law on June 3, 2025. Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, the lead sponsor of the bill, explained that “[b]y designating September as Hawaiian History month, the state affirms our collective responsibility to tell the full story of Hawaiʻi — rooted in Native Hawaiian leadership, resilience and cultural excellence.
The Hawaii State Bar Association considers diversity and inclusion critical elements of promoting equity and preventing discrimination. Diversity should reflect individuals from different identities, which include race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, ability, socioeconomic status, language, and age. Equity means ensuring that resources and opportunities within a working environment are impartially and fairly available to all. Inclusion means that all people feel seen, heard, valued, and welcomed within a working or learning environment regardless of their identities.
The HSBA promotes the ALOHA spirit and supports action for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (collectively “DEI”), and pledges to: (1) continue to make our workplaces trusting places to have conversations about diversity and inclusion; (2) implement and expand unconscious bias education; and (3) share best practices and programs around diversity and inclusion.
Call the Lawyer Referral Information Service for a free referral at (808) 537-9140 or by email at LRIS@hsba.org!
Volunteer attorneys host a telephone hotline every Wednesday evening from the hours of 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Legal Line is limited to the hour. The volunteer attorneys provide free legal information to the public. Call (808) 537-1868 for free legal information.
Volunteer attorneys are providing legal help to the community remotely through the statewide Court Self-Help Centers.
