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Hawaii welcomes out-of-state legal professionals who need to work as public defenders, prosecutors with out state licenses
By Debra Cassens Weiss
August 4, 2025, 12:55 pm CDT
Legal professionals can work on felony issues in Hawaii on behalf of presidency companies with out legislation licenses within the state as a part of a two-year pilot program that begins Aug. 14. (Picture from Shutterstock)
Legal professionals can work on felony issues in Hawaii on behalf of presidency companies with out legislation licenses within the state as a part of a two-year pilot program that begins Aug. 14.
The Hawaii Supreme Courtroom adopted the pilot challenge in a June 18 order to handle a lawyer scarcity in authorities felony legislation, Honolulu Civil Beat stories.
The order applies to legal professionals in good standing with energetic legislation licenses in different states who graduated from ABA-accredited legislation colleges. They will apply for restricted admission to work for the Hawaii public defender’s workplace, the Hawaii legal professional basic’s workplace or county prosecution places of work.
Entry degree salaries are $91,000 for public defenders and $98,120 for deputy prosecutors in Honolulu, in keeping with the Honolulu Civil Beat.
Mark M. Murakam, president of the necessary Hawaii State Bar Affiliation, instructed Honolulu Civil Beat that the affiliation hasn’t been getting sufficient new members to exchange retiring or inactive legal professionals.
The affiliation had 3,884 members final 12 months, and only one,087 are authorities attorneys.
The pilot program is already having an affect. Maui County has already obtained an “extraordinary” 70 functions for 5 vacancies since June, Maui County Prosecuting Lawyer Andrew Martin instructed the Honolulu Civil Beat.
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