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Haw. Const. art. VI, § 1 Judicial Power
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The judicial power of the State shall be vested in one supreme court, one intermediate appellate court, circuit courts, district courts and in such other courts as the legislature may from time to time establish. The several courts shall have original and appellate jurisdiction a…
Haw. Const. art. VI, § 2 Supreme Court; Intermediate Appellate Court; Circuit Courts
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The supreme court shall consist of a chief justice and four associate justices. The chief justice may assign a judge or judges of the intermediate appellate court or a circuit court to serve temporarily on the supreme court, a judge of the circuit court to serve temporarily on th…
Haw. Const. art. VI, § 3 Appointment Of Justices And Judges
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The governor, with the consent of the senate, shall fill a vacancy in the office of the chief justice, supreme court, intermediate appellate court and circuit courts by appointing a person from a list of not less than four, and not more than six nominees for the vacancy presented…
Haw. Const. art. VI, § 4 Judicial Selection Commission
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There shall be a judicial selection commission that shall consist of nine members. The governor shall appoint two members to the commission. No more than one of the two members shall be a licensed attorney. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representativ…