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Hawaii

Diversity, Equality, and the Law Committee

The Committee develops programs to help eliminate gender, ethnic, and other bias and discrimination in the legal profession and judicial system.

Well-Being Committee

The HSBA Well-Being Committee is working to implement priority recommendations from the Hawaii Task Force Report aimed at improving and supporting lawyer well-being in a variety of ways, including for example, preventing and recovering from burnout, compassion fatigue, financial fitness, mindfulness through meditation, health and fitness, and social activities.

Local Bar Associations

African American Lawyers Association of Hawaii

The African American Lawyers Association of Hawaii (AALA) is one of the major associations in Hawaii that focuses on increasing the role of African Americans in the legal community. The core mission of the organization is to encourage African American lawyers in Hawaii and to focus on the issues that affect the African American community. The African American Lawyers Association of Hawaii consists of lawyers, judges, and law students. The bar association supports its members through networking events, continuing legal education seminars, and scholarships and grants for high school students interested in the legal field.

Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association

The Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association was founded over 40 years ago to support lawyers of Filipino heritage in their efforts to make a difference in Hawaii's legal community.

Hawaii LGBT Legal Association
 

Hawaii Women Lawyers Bar Association

We are committed to improving the lives and careers of women attorneys, influencing the future of our legal profession, enhancing the status of women and promoting equal opportunities for all.

Korean American Bar Association Hawaii

The Korean American Bar Association Hawaii (KABAH) is a nonprofit organization composed primarily of Korean American attorneys. KABAH provides a networking resource to its members and serves the community by hosting and participating in educational, community and social events throughout the year. KABAH also participates in free legal clinics.

Native Hawaiian Bar Association

The Native Hawaiian Bar Association is an association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals of Hawaiian ancestry that promotes excellence, unity, cooperation, education and the exchange of ideas among its members and in the larger community.