Filling the position of chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court may take some time despite the Hawaii State Judiciary initially announcing the anticipated vacancy nearly a year ago. The minimum ...

Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna will begin serving as acting chief justice Oct. 1, following the retirement of Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald at the end of September, the state ...

A change in leadership at the Hawaii Supreme Court is coming at the end of the month, a result of the state’s mandatory retirement age for justices and judges. According to the state judiciary, Hawaii ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — On Sept. 30, Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald stepped down from the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, where he has served as Chief Justice since 2010. The State of Hawaiʻi’s constitution ...

For the past 15 years, Mark E. Recktenwald has led with head and heart in his dual role as the fifth chief justice of the ...

It is no surprise Hawaii, with some of the nation’s most restrictive gun laws, now finds itself before the Supreme Court, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A decision by the state’s highest court means changes are coming for criminal investigations in Honolulu. Hawaii Supreme Court justices overturned the Intermediate Court of ...

The state also forbids guns in public parks and beaches, government buildings, and bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. Hawaii’s law was adopted in 2023, a year after the Supreme Court issued its ...

At issue is the state law that bans guns on private property that is open to the public — places like clubs, bars and ...

Filling the position of chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court may take some time despite the Hawaii State Judiciary initially announcing the anticipated vacancy nearly a year ago. The minimum ...