SB267

Adjusts the number of judges in Hawaii's district courts, including the addition of a fourteenth judge in the first circuit.

Hawaii SB267 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to adjust the number of judges in various district courts. It increases the number of judges in the first circuit to fourteen, with one designated to handle landlord-tenant and small claims matters. The second circuit will have three judges, and the third circuit will have four judges. The fifth circuit will have two judges. The chief justice may designate an administrative judge in each circuit. The changes take effect upon approval of the act.