Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE NEEDY PERSONS WHO REQUIRE LEGAL SERVICES WITH REFERRALS TO ATTORNEYS WILLING TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE AND TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES.
THE PRO BONO REFERRAL PROGRAM REFERS INCOME QUALIFIED HAWAII RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS WHO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE ON PRO BONO BASIS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE LEGAL ADVICE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL CLINICS, LIMITED SCOPE SERVICES, AND FULL REPRESENTATION. IN 2019, APPROXIMATELY 3,200 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED VIA THE PBR. ATTORNEY TIME DONATED AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY 3,204 HOURS WITH A VALUE OF 801,000 COMPUTED USING AN AVERAGE BILLING RATE OF 250.
DIRECT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY ORGANIZATION STAFF. THIS INCLUDES INTAKE AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND LIMITED SCOPE ASSISTANCE TO SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS. INTAKE INVOLVES THE COLLECTION OF BASIC INFORMATION, AS WELL AS CASE SCREENING. LIMITED SCOPE SERVICES INVOLVES THE PROVISION OF DISCREET AND PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE IN CIVIL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. IN 2019, APPROXIMATELY 3,200 DIRECT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO HAWAII RESIDENTS.
VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES HAWAII ALSO ENGAGES IN THE RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY TO ENSURE PROGRAM AND SERVICE AWARENESS. IN 2019, VOLUNTEER LEGAL PRESENTED A SERIES OF RECRUITMENT EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED ATTORNEY TRAINING IN AREAS OF LAW MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED BY LOW-INCOME PERSONS. IN ADDITION, OVER 320 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL CLINICS, 3 OAHU POP-UP CLINICS AND 2 BIG ISLAND POP-UP CLINICS WERE PROVIDED TO GROUPS WITH A FOCUS ON VETERANS, HOMELESS, ELDERLY AND FAMILIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Angela Kuo Min | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $68,381 |
| Melissa Miyashiro | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nick Kacprowski | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Hoe | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jessi Lk Hall | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tred Eyerly | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Engle | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stacey Djou | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Suzanne Chun Oakland | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Chin | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sidney Ayabe | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Trever Asam | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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