U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
23 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Micah W. J. Smith
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Helen W. GillmorSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Susan Oki MollwayNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Leslie Emi KobayashiSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Alan Cooke KayDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Harold Michael FongDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Martin PenceDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Samuel Pailthorpe KingDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Dick Yin WongDeceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
John Michael SeabrightSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Wes Reber Porter
Magistrate judge
Cyrus Nils TavaresDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Barry M. KurrenRetired 2016
Magistrate judge
Shanlyn Alohakeao Souza Park
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Rom A. Trader
Magistrate judge
David Alan EzraSenior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Kevin S.C. ChangRetired 2019
Magistrate judge
Derrick K. Watson
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Kenneth J. Mansfield
Magistrate judge
Jill A. Otake
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Richard L. PuglisiRetired 2019
Magistrate judge
Walter Meheula HeenRecess appointment ended
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Francis I. Yamashita
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- Procedures For Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- General Order on the Use of Unverified Sources ↗
- General Order Regarding Expert Witness Disclosures in Criminal Matters ↗
Filing
File a concurrent “Reliance on Unverified Source” declaration when submitting material generated by an unverified source.
“must submit a declaration concurrently with that material captioned ‘Reliance on Unverified Source’”
Filing
In ordinary criminal cases, disclose expert evidence no later than four weeks before trial.
“must be made sufficiently before trial to provide a fair opportunity for the opposing side to meet the evidence but no later than four weeks before trial.”
Sealing
Sealed documents will no longer be viewable in the electronic docket after filing.
“After filing, these documents will no longer be accessible or viewable in CM/ECF.”
Sealing
Serve sealed documents conventionally by an appropriate means under the procedural rules.
“Parties must serve sealed documents conventionally by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure.”