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.
• Self-Help Legal Information
• Self-Help Interactive Forms
• Free Legal Answers
  A service from the American Bar Association. Registration required.
• The National Center for State Courts’ Self Help Support
• Open to the Public
  How Law Libraries are Serving Self-Represented Litigants Across the Country.