#Public Defender

Chief Justice appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui County

March 28, 2025 · 3:17 PM UTC
Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald appointed Sonya H. Toma to fill a judicial vacancy in the District Family Court of the Second Circuit (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi).

Marijuana legalization bill alive in Senate

February 15, 2025 · 8:00 PM UTC
Two Senate committees voted Thursday to recommend passage of a bill to legalize adult personal use of cannabis Hawaiʻi and establish taxes on its retail sale and medical use.