Supreme Court of Hawaii

Hawaii Supreme Court
ʻAha Hoʻokolokolo Kiʻekiʻe o Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian)
Seal of the Hawaii Supreme Court
Established	1841
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
Composition method	Governor nomination with Senate confirmation
Authorized by	Haw. Const. art. VI, § 2.
Appeals to	Supreme Court of the United States
Judge term length	10 years
Number of positions	5
Website	Hawaii Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Currently	Mark E. Recktenwald
Since	September 14, 2010
Lead position ends	October 8, 2025

The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court of the State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decisions of the trial courts in which appeals have been granted. Appeals are decided by the members of the Supreme Court based on written records and in some cases may grant oral arguments in the main Supreme Court chamber. Like its mainland United States counterparts, the Supreme Court does not take evidence and uses only evidence provided in previous trials.

The Supreme Court of Hawaii meets in Aliʻiōlani Hale in Honolulu.