Databases

The following databases are available for on-site access only at all libraries of the Hawaiʻi State Law Library System, unless indicated otherwise. All users must comply with the Public Computer Use Policy and Guidelines.

HeinOnline

  • Provides full text articles from more than 1000 legal periodicals with coverage from the inception of each journal through the current year. Searchable database.

LexisNexis Advance Michie’s Hawaii Primary Law & Shepard’s

  • Michie’s: Hawaiʻi Appellate Court Opinions 1847+, Hawaiʻi Court Rules Annotated, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Annotated.
  • Shepard’s: Shepardize cases and statutes for all 50 states and all U.S. and federal jurisdictions.

LexisNexis eBook Digital Library

  • Click here to request registration for remote access.
    • Provide Full Name, Email, and “Lexis Nexis eBook Registration” in the Question Box. Library Staff will process request and respond via email.
  • Titles on various aspects of law from our Matthew Bender/LexisNexis treatise collection
  • 800+ titles from the American Bar Association (ABA)

RIA Checkpoint

  • Comprehensive tax research source providing keyword searching for tax court decisions, tax court memorandum decisions, and IRS code sections, procedures, regulations, revenue rulings, private letter rulings. Includes RIA’s Federal Tax Coordinator and U.S. Federal Tax Reporter.

Westlaw

  • Federal and 50-states cases, court rules, administrative regulations, and selected law review articles.

Westlaw Remote Patron Access

  • Intended for expanded public or pro se access to the law.
  • Instructions:
    • Click on Westlaw Remote Patron Access, linked above. You will not be able to log in by going directly to Westlaw.
    • Follow registration instructions and be prepared to provide your name, email, phone number, username, password, and authentication codes.
    • Click ‘Sign Off’ at the end of your session. This will ensure a seat becomes available for the next user.
  • Notes: If Westlaw Remote Patron Access is in use, you will see a notice to try again later. For assistance, contact Westlaw Reference Attorneys at 1-800-733-2889.

Wolters-Kluwers VitalLaw

  • Wolters-Kluwers/Aspen makes available 64 treatise titles in various aspects of law, including Harper, James Gray on Torts, New Wigmore on Evidence, Practicing Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and more.

Last updated: June 5, 2025