Self-Help Center Info
VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AVAILABLE
See below for more details.
Other resources for qualifying individuals:
The Legal Aid Intake Hotline will be available at its normal hours, Monday – Friday from 9 – 11:30 a.m. and from 1 – 3:30 p.m. Those needing legal help or have a legal issue due to the impact of COVID-19 should call 808-536-4302 (Oahu) and 1-800-499-4302 (Neighbor Islands).
Hawaiʻi Online Pro Bono (HOP): https://hawaii.freelegalanswers.org/
ABA Free Legal Answers is an online legal advice clinic for qualifying users to post civil legal questions at no cost. Volunteer Attorneys will respond via online.
Legal Navigator: https://legalnavigatorhawaii.org/
Online portal providing Hawaiʻi-focused legal content, guided interviews, court forms, articles, and other resources.
Description of Services:
Access to Justice Rooms – Volunteer attorneys provide limited legal advice to unrepresented litigants involved in a civil cases.
Self-Help Centers – Volunteer attorneys and Ameri-Corps Advocates provided limited legal information to help self-represented litigants navigate through court forms and processes.
*Free interpreter services for most languages are available at the Self-Help Centers. You should inform court staff if such help is needed. You may also visit the Language Access page for more information.
Oʻahu (First Circuit)
Volunteer Attorneys Available by Phone on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays
The Honolulu District Court Access to Justice Room will provide legal help to the Oʻahu community on a pilot basis Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (except holidays) from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteer attorneys from the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association will provide limited legal information by telephone in areas such as landlord-tenant, small claims, and other district court matters. Please call 808-909-2847. Your call will be answered by an AmeriCorps Advocate who will connect you with the attorney.
Honolulu District Court
Kauikeaouli Hale
1111 Alakea Street, Third Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813 [map]
Access to Justice Room
[Closed temporarily. See information above regarding phone consultations.]
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 8:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Telephone: Please call 808-909-2847, during days and hours above. Your call will be answered by an AmeriCorps Advocate who will connect you with the attorney.
Service Provided: Volunteer attorneys provide limited legal assistance to self-represented litigants with legal advice on civil matters related to landlord tenant cases, collection cases, and temporary restraining order cases (which involve non-family members or parties who are not now, or have not been in a dating relationship).
Family Court
Ronald T.Y. Moon Kapolei Courthouse
Kapolei Access to Justice Room
The Kapolei Access to Justice Room (KAJR) is now accepting telephone, video conference, and in-person appointments. Please call 808-954-8290 to schedule an appointment.
4675 Kapolei Parkway
Kapolei, HI 96707-3272 [map]
Hours:
First & Third Thursday of every month, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. for telephone and virtual appointments.
Second Thursday of every month, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. by appointment at the Supreme Court Law Library (Aliʻiōlani Hale, 417 South King Street, Honolulu, HI [map]).
Telephone: 808-954-8290
Service Provided: Volunteer attorneys provide limited legal advice to unrepresented litigants involved in a civil case in the Family Court.
Maui (Second Circuit)
Volunteer Attorneys Available by Phone Mondays & Thursdays
The Maui Court Self-Help Center will provide legal help to the community on a pilot basis on Mondays and Thursdays (except holidays) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteer attorneys from the Maui County Bar Association will provide limited legal information by telephone in areas such as landlord-tenant, family, and other district court matters. Please call 808-909-2841. Your call will be answered by an AmeriCorps Advocate who will connect you with the attorney.
Hoapili Hale
2145 Main Street
Wailuku, HI [map]
Self-Help Center
[Closed temporarily. See information above regarding phone consultations.]
Hours:
Mondays & Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Telephone: 808-909-2841 (Access by telephone for Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Hana residents only when the center is open. The Center does not accept voice messages. Maui residents need to show up at the Self-Help Center in person for assistance.)
Service Provided: Volunteer Attorneys and an Americorps Advocate provide limited legal information to help self-represented litigants with District and Family Court civil matters. Assistance is provided for issues related to landlord cases, collection cases, District and Family Court temporary restraining orders, divorces, custody and other matters. Assistance may be given in the form of providing Court Forms, reviewing Court Documents for interpretation or to insure that the forms has been completed correctly. Additionally, volunteers try to answer as many procedural questions as possible.
Court Navigators for Lānaʻi, Maui, and Molokaʻi Now Available by Email
In 2018, an in-person Volunteer Court Navigator Program was established in the Second Circuit (Maui County). Volunteer Court Navigators assisted unrepresented individuals at Hoapili Hale by answering questions concerning court resources, locations, and procedures.
Note: Volunteer Court Navigators cannot provide legal advice or representation.
The Volunteer Court Navigator Program has expanded to include services by email. Unrepresented persons can now submit requests for information to: courtnavigator.2cc@courts.hawaii.gov
The Navigators will make every effort to respond to requests for information pertaining to cases in the Second Circuit (Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi) within one business day, although it may sometimes take longer to obtain the information necessary to respond to requests for information.
Hawaiʻi (Third Circuit)
Hale Kaulike
Volunteer Attorneys Available by In-Person and by Phone
The Hilo Court Self-Help Center will provide legal help to the East Hawaii community in-person on Tuesdays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. They will also be available on Fridays by phone at 808-909-2845 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Your call will be answered by an AmeriCorps Advocate who will connect you with the attorney. Volunteer attorneys from the Hawaiʻi County Bar Association will provide limited legal information in areas such as landlord-tenant, family, and other district court matters. This service is not available on state holidays.
777 Kīlauea Avenue, 1st Floor
Hilo, HI 96720-4212 [map]
Self-Help Center
Hours:
- In-person assistance every Tuesday, 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (except state holidays)
- Fridays, 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., by phone at 808-909-2845 (except state holidays)
Service Provided: Volunteer attorneys provide limited legal information to self-represented litigants on civil matters.
Keahuolū Courthouse
Volunteer Attorneys Available by In-Person and by Phone
The Kona Court Self-Help Center will provide legal help to the West Hawaiʻi community on a pilot basis in-person every second and fourth Wednesday (except holidays) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will also be available by phone at 808-909-2843. Your call will be answered by an AmeriCorps Advocate who will connect you with the attorney. Volunteer attorneys from the West Hawaiʻi Bar Association will provide limited legal information in areas such as landlord-tenant, family, and other district court matters.
74-5451 Kamakaʻeha Avenue
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
[map coming soon]
Self-Help Center
Hours:
- In-person every second and fourth Wednesday, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (except holidays)
- By phone all other Wednesdays, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (except holidays)
Service Provided: Volunteer attorneys provide limited legal information to self-represented litigants on civil matters related to district and family courts such as temporary restraining orders and divorce.
Kauai (Fifth Circuit)
Volunteer Attorneys Available by Phone on Mondays & Thursdays
The Kauai Court Self-Help Center will provide legal help to the Garden Island community on a pilot basis Mondays and Thursdays (except holidays) from 10 a.m. to noon. Volunteer attorneys from the Kauai County Bar Association will provide limited legal information by telephone in areas such as landlord-tenant, family, and other district court matters. Please call 808-909-2836. Your call will be answered by an AmeriCorps Advocate who will connect you with the attorney.
Puʻuhonua Kaulike
3970 Kaʻana Street
Lihuʻe, HI 96766 [map]
Self-Help Center
[Closed temporarily. See information above regarding phone consultations.]
Hours: Monday, 10 a.m. to noon; and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon
Service Provided: Volunteer Attorneys and an Americorps Advocate provide limited legal information to help self-represented litigants with District and Family Court civil matters. Assistance is provided for issues related to landlord cases, collection cases, District and Family Court temporary restraining orders, divorces, custody and other matters. Assistance may be given in the form of providing Court Forms, reviewing Court Documents for interpretation or to insure that the forms has been completed correctly. Additionally, volunteers try to answer as many procedural questions as possible. This center is made possible through partnerships with the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, The Kauaʻi Bar Association, The Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and the Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaiʻi.