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A Message from the Judiciary
Order Regarding the November 2020 Hawaii Professionalism Course
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The 2025 Supreme Court Rule 1.14 Professionalism Course will be presented online as 3 separate, convenient on-demand webinars. New Admittees to the Bar must take all 3 courses to fulfill RSCH Rule 1.14.
Rule 1.14(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii ("RSCH") requires that each person licensed to practice law after July 1, 2001, shall, no later than December 31 of the following year of election of active status, complete the Hawaii Professionalism Course conducted under the joint sponsorship of the Hawaii State Bar Association ("HSBA") and the Supreme Court of Hawaii. Failure to complete this course within the time period specified shall result in automatic administrative suspension of one's license to practice law.
Please note, any person eligible to take the November 2020 Hawaii Professionalism Course shall be afforded an additional one year to comply with Rule 1.14(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. (SCMF-12-0000538)
Registration for the 2025 Supreme Court Rule 1.14 Professionalism Course is now open.
These 3 separate Professionalism Course CLE seminars are available through your HSBA CLE classroom once you register as a member with the HSBA. You may register for each separate Professionalism Course CLE Seminar via the registration links below. These Professionalism Course CLE seminars are open to New Admittees to the Bar as well current members of the Bar who wish to take the courses to fulfill their CLE Ethics Credit requirement per RSCH Rule 22(b).
Attendees will receive 1 CLE Ethics Credit for each seminar. New Admittees to the Bar must take all 3 courses to fulfill RSCH Rule 1.14 for a total of 3 CLE Ethics Credits.
