Courts & rulings
Hawaii · highest court
Supreme Court of Hawaii
Appointed by governor
Chief: Appointed directly to the office of chief justice by the Governor from a list submitted by the Judicial Selection Commission, subject to confirmation by the State Senate (Devens was so confirmed and sworn in May 5, 2026)..
Justices
All judges & justices →- Vladimir P. Devens
- Sabrina S. McKenna
- Todd W. Eddins
- Lisa M. Ginoza
Roster as of 2026-06-13.
Constitution of the State of Hawaii
Adopted 1959. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Bill of Rights). This court has the final word on what the Hawaii constitution means.
Primacy, interprets its own constitution first
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).