For Self-Represented Litigants
| 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
- 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
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Last updated: April 22, 2025
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