Court Briefs

• Publication year: 2018
• Citation: Vol. 22 No. 03

COURT BRIEFS

Hilo Attorneys Recognized for Assisting 1,000 People in 2017

Hilo Self-Help Center volunteer attorneys were recognized for assisting more than 1,100 people in 2017, thereby surpassing its own record for a single year. Since opening, more than 4,900 people have been assisted by volunteer attorneys at this center.

Those recognized at the January 8 Hawaii County Bar Association ("HCBA") meeting include, from the left: Michelle Oishi, Paul Hamano, Ryan Caday (obscured). First Row (seated): Sheri Tavares (HCBA Vice-President & President-Elect), Peter Kubota, William Heflin, Peter Steinberg, Jennifer Zelko, Christopher Schluter. Second row: Shaunda Liu, Alfred Lerma,Jo Anne Goya, Jackie Mena, Jill Hasegawa, Per Diem Judge Mahi Hiatt, Third Circuit Chief Judge Greg K. Nakamoto, Molly Ward, Lincoln Ashida, Per Diem Judge Bruce Larson, Jeffrey Ng (HCBA President). Third row: Ray Hasegawa, Per Diem Judge Robert Crudele, Andy Son, Zachary Wingert, Justin Lee, and Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald.

Chief Justice Recktenwald thanked the HCBA, the Hawaii State Bar Association, the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission for their support of the Judiciary's efforts to bring self-help services to Hawaii residents statewide.

Martell, Shintani Reappointed as Per Diem

Linda S. Martell and Randal I. Shintani were recently reappointed as per diem judges of the District Court of the First Circuit. Martell is designated to act as a District Family Judge. Each will serve a new four-year term.

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