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Tickets are available for purchase for the HSBA & HSBF Annual Pau Hana! Join us for a fun evening of networking and fellowship. Enjoy food, drinks, and entertainment with your friends and colleagues while raising money to provide legal services to those in need.
Date: August 19, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: The Pacific Club
Much of our community has experienced significant damage from the recent storms. We hope you are all safe. You can assist by donating to the various organizations by visiting this link below.
Please know that we are organizing legal response with various direct legal services providers and will be updating this page for members who want to assist. Please re-visit this page for updates. Mahalo, and take care.
Please note, if you have been administratively suspended or wish to inquire about change of status, renewal, or resignation, please email ars@hsba.org.
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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.