RESEARCH GUIDES

• Hawaii State Documents: A Selective Bibliography of Legal Publications and Related Materials,by Leina'ala R. Seeger, KFH75 .S444 2010
• The Legislative Process, A Process of the People: A Citizen Guide to Participation in the Legislative Process (7th Ed) A guide provided by the state legislature.

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Hawaii Revised Statutes (official), KFH30 1993 .A22 (Current)
  • Michie's Hawaii Revised Statutes Annotated (unofficial but more current than the official set), KFH30 1968 .A45 1988 (Current)
    
    
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: HI-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Hawaii > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > HI - Hawaii Revised Statutes Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • HeinOnline: Historical State Statutes
• Internet:
  • Hawaii Revised Statutes (From the Hawaii State Legislature; Current)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • HeinOnline, (1901 (Laws of the Territory) - Current)
  • Microform (1901-2005, now CANCELLED)
    
    
• How to Research Constitutional, Legislative, and Statutory History in Hawaii, 3rd Edition
  by Richard F. Kahle, JR., Legislative Reference Bureau, State Capitol

Legislature

• Hawaii State Legislature Home Page
  • Senate Home Page
  • House Home Page
    
    
• Hawaii State Legislature: Bill Status & Documents (search for bills, resolutions, committee reports and statutes)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print:
  • Weil's Code of Hawaii Rules, KFH35 1998 .A22 (1998 - 2008; now CANCELLED)
    
    
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: HI-ADC07 (Current through November 2007)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Hawaii > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > By Statutes & Regulations > HI - Weil's Code of Hawaii Rules
• Internet:
  • State Administrative Rules (From the Lieutenant Governor's Office)

Agencies

• Government: Your Open Door to State and Local Government
  Official site of the State of Hawaii.
  
  
• Office of the Governor Home Page
  
  
• Executive Branch Agencies
  
  
• Department of the Attorney General Home Page
  • Attorney General Opinions (1993 - Current), also available on HeinOnline
    

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Pacific Reporter, KF135 .P2 (1st Series, 1884-1931); KF135 .P212 (2nd Series, 1931-2000); & KF135 .P213 (3rd Series, 2000 - Current)
    
    
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: HI-CS (state cases) & HI-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Hawaii > Find Cases > HI State Cases, Combined (state cases)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Hawaii > Find Cases > HI Federal & State Cases, Combined (state & federal cases)
• Internet:
  • Hawaii Case Law (1989 - Current; maintained by the Hawaii Judiciary)
    

Courts

• Hawaii State Judiciary Home Page
  • Hawaii Rules of Court
  • Court Forms
• Circuit Court Administrative Orders

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• City and County Links

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• University of Hawaii Law Review,
  Print: K25 N59 (1979 - 2010, cancelled in 2010)Electronic:
  • HeinOnline (1979 - Current)
    
• Hawaii Bar Journal, K8 .A9 (1976-1988, 1991) , Available electronically.

   

GENERAL

• Internet:
  • Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau
    " The Legislative Reference Bureau is a nonpartisan legislative service agency, that provides a wide variety of services to legislators, legislative committees, and in some cases, members of the public. "(Includes LRB Studies, reports and legislative information)
  • Hawaii Directory of Officials and the Guide to Government in Hawaii - From the Legislative Reference Bureau.
    
  • Hawaii State Bar Association
    
  • Hawaii State Public Library System
    
  • Tax Forms - From the Department of Taxation.
    
  • Nation of Hawaii - An organization advocating Hawaiian independence.
  • Library of Congress: Hawaii Legal Research Resources
  • Legal Information Institute on Hawaii
    
  • Internet Law Library: Hawaii
    
  • FindLaw: Hawaii