Civil Cafe: Rule of Law

Schedule

Wed Dec 02 2026 at 05:00 pm to 06:15 pm

UTC-10:00
Location

3650 Waialae Ave Suite 200 | Honolulu, HI

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Civil Beat brings a post-election reflection on the rule of law with former chief justices Maureen O'Connor, Lawton Nuss and CJ Recktenwald.
About this Event

Our society is governed by public laws, but they often can be taken for granted. Join us in the newsroom or online on Wednesday, December 2 at 5pm for a conversation marking the final stop of the visiting Chief Justices’ Rule of Law Tour in Hawaiʻi, featuring former Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss and former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor.

The justices will reflect and share their experiences and observations from their time in Hawaiʻi and discuss why the rule of law is essential to our communities and democracy.

Submit your questions here for the panel.

This special event will be moderated by Civil Beatʻs Politics Editor, Chad Blair.

The event will be held at the Civil Beat newsroom. Our address is 3650 Waiʻalae Ave., Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96816. Validated parking for up to two hours will be available at the Civil Beat plaza.

This is a free community event that will be recorded and sent to all those who have registered. A link to join the virtual stream will be sent 24 hours prior to the start of the event.


If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact Civil Beat at 808-737-2300 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 4 business days prior to the event.


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A special mahalo to the Rule of Law Tour sponsors:

  • American Judicature Society
  • Davis Democracy Initiative
  • Hawai‘i Institute for Public Affairs
  • Keep Our Republic (Alliance of Former Chief Justices)
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3650 Waialae Ave Suite 200, 3650 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, United States

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