For Self-Represented Litigants

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.

• 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