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Provides access to the holdings of the Hawaiʻi State Law Library System at the Supreme Court, as well as branch libraries in Wailuku, Kona, Hilo, and Līhuʻe.


GPO Federal Digital System

Disseminates official information from all three branches of the federal government.

The Supreme Court Law Library is a Federal Depository Library.


Bloomberg Law

  • Includes Labor Relations Reporter, Family Law Reporter, Criminal Law Reporter, U.S. Law Week, ABA/Bloomberg Law’s Manual of Professional Conduct, Bloomberg Practice Centers: legal news, 50 state surveys, and more
  • Primary law from all 50 states & all U.S. and federal jurisdictions, including dockets

Hawaii State Public Library System Electronic Databases
Access the LegalForms database to search for sample Hawai‘i court forms.

Please see library staff for log-on assistance.


Hein Online
Provides page images from more than 1000 law reviews, the Federal Register, U.S. Supreme Court opinions, U.S. Attorney General Opinions, Treaties, and Legal Classics. Offers searching by author, title, subjects, keywords. In library use only.


Hawaiʻi State Judiciary Website
Access to self-help information and court records, forms, contact information and more.


Lexis Advance

  • Michie’s: Hawai‘i 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 Digital Library

Provide Full Name, Email, and “Lexis Nexis Digital Library Registration” in the Question Box. Library Staff will process request and respond via email. Click here to request registration for remote access.

  • 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
Access to 545+ online titles, 25 practice areas, and more.

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Document Delivery & Certifications

The library will mail, email or fax copies of Supreme Court Law Library materials as permitted by the “fair use” provision of the Copyright Act. The library reserves the right…

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The library resources are available to all for legal research and study. However, borrowing privileges are extended ONLY to those who are: Judiciary personnel Individuals issued a current Hawaii State…

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