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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 2016 marks the 50th anniversary that Dr. King pushed for open and fair housing through the Chicago freedom movement.
Click to learn more!
The Fair Housing Enforcement Program at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii continues the work towards promoting fair housing and ending housing discrimination.
"Building a Just Society"
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Legal Aid's Technology Initiative Grants from LSC helps launch new initiatives
Legal Aid received two grants from the Legal Services Corporation's Technology Intiative Grant program that will be aimed at improving the delivery of legal services to low income populations through the use of technology. The grants will help launch both the Hawaii Legal Services Portal project and the Mobile Usability Study. The Hawaii Legal Services Portal will direct people to the appropriate resource based on their legal needs by providing a central location for self-represented litigants to access legal information from various organizations.
Legal Aid is also partnering with Pro Bono Net to perform a Mobile Usability Study focused on identifying the best approaches for mobile usability of online interviews to help self-represented litigants with their court forms.
Top: Legal Aid's Director of Grants Management Elise Von Dohlen was part of a panel presentation at the recent Technology Initiative Grant Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Bottom: Elise and Sergio Alcubilla with Legal Services Corporation President, Jim Sandman
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Incubator project will help attorneys who offer legal services to clients with limited resources
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Jan 19, 2016
A new "legal incubator" has been launched by the UH Law School, in partnership with the Legal Aid Society and Volunteer Legal Services Hawai'i, to help recent graduates and other lawyers who seek to support themselves while they offer low-cost or free legal services to clients with limited resources.
The legal incubator project - tentatively named Hawai'i Emerging Legal Practitioners or HELP - began training this month with the first cohort of lawyers interested in developing solo or small-firm practices who also are committed to providing access to legal services for low- and moderate-income residents.
HELP will provide stipends and mentoring to speed the development of startup firms for the many people with legal needs who otherwise would not have access to justice, but who need assistance with reduced fees in areas such as family law, trusts and estates, bankruptcy, and veterans' assistance.
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Honolulu Access to Justice Room needs volunteers for February
Thank to the law firm of Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura, LLLP for
adopting the month of January to volunteer!
The Honolulu District Court Access to Justice Room is a joint effort of the Judiciary, the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii to increase access to justice for self-represented litigants at the state District Court.
Volunteer attorneys are needed in February to provide legal advice through short-term limited legal services and help self-represented litigants better understand the court process and the law, which may apply to their case. The hours of the Access to Justice Room are: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays weekly, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Training for attorneys wishing to volunteer will be held at the HSBA. Please contact Brian Simon at the HSBA office at 808-792-7347 for training dates. If you've completed training, you can Click here to sign up.
(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.)
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AmeriCorps Advocate Magdalena Bajon selected for Maui News' "2015 People Who Made A Difference" award
AmeriCorps Advocate Magdalena Bajon
, a volunteer who runs the Maui Self-Help Center through the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, was selected for Maui News' prestigious "2015 People Who Made A Difference" award. She was recognized for her commitment to assisting self-represented litigants every week, and for running the Wailuku Self-Help Center for the past three years.
More than 40 nominations were submitted by members of the public. Nominations were reviewed by Maui News and only five recipients were selected.
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In the Community
AmeriCorps members
Cheryl Bellisario
and
Makana Gomes
provided legal information at the
Makahiki Kuilima, a one day event celebrating the Hawaiian Makahiki season. The Makahiki Kuilima included traditional Hawaiian games and sports, hula, local food, and information and demonstration booths.
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Legal Aid staff attorney,
Connie Liu
was a guest speaker at the Kalihi-Kai Elementary School Career Day. Connie shared more about her job as an attorney to the third grade class.
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AmeriCorps members
Cynthia Cuestas
and
Thomas Christensen
at the
9th annual Taste of Kalihi block party on Oahu. The event was filled with food vendors, entertainment and business information booths. The event is a
joint effort by the City and County of Honolulu and the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Foundation.
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Legal Aid thanks the following individuals and organizations for their support!
Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks
Dennis Niles
Kimberly Van Horn
Kurt Leong
Walter Vierra
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