Legal Resources & Self-Represented Litigants
This page offers helpful information to Hawaiʻi Self-Represented Litigants, those who represent themselves in court. This is known as pro se in legal terminology (pro se means “for oneself” in Latin).
Library services include:
- Free on-site access to legal databases, including Westlaw and Lexis Advance.
- Low-cost off-site access to electronic or paper copies of Hawaiʻi statutes, acts, and committee reports, that are not readily available online, including old statutes – Please see Document Delivery for options.
- Self-service photo-copying and printing at $0.15/page.
- Legal materials, including manuals and forms.
If you find you may need an attorney’s assistance, please see our list of Legal Service Providers.
Self-Help Resources
- Hawaiʻi State Judiciary Court Forms
- First Circuit Court Filing Division Map
- Second Circuit Court Filing Division Map
- Third Circuit Court Filing Division Map
- Fifth Circuit Court Filing Division Map
- Self-Help Centers of the Hawai‘i State Judiciary
Includes Access to Justice Rooms and Self-Help Centers staffed by volunteer Attorneys.- Hawaiʻi Legal Services Portal
Directs people with legal problems in Hawaiʻi to helpful legal resources and referrals/- HOP: Hawaii Online Pro-Bono
A legal advice web site where people who qualify can email their civil legal questions and receive free legal answers from a volunteer attorney.- Legal Line Hotline 537-1868 (Oʻahu)
On Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, volunteer attorneys will answer phone calls from the public about legal issues.- Hawai‘i Workers Center
A resource that aims to provide workers with information about their rights as workers and provide access to resources.- Self-Help Legal Information
- Self-Help Interactive Forms
- American Bar Association
- ABA Federal: Questions regarding Immigration and Veterans
- Free Legal Answers: Civil legal questions related to Family, Divorce, Custody, Housing, Eviction, Homelessness, Consumer Rights, Financial Work, Employment, Unemployment, Health and Disability, Civil Rights, Income Maintenance, Juvenile and Education Law.
- Self-Represented Litigation Network – Law Libraries: Open to the Public
- 2019 How Law Libraries are Serving Self-Represented Litigants Across the Country
- 2024 How Law Libraries are Serving Self-Represented Litigants Across the Country
Last updated: April 22, 2025