Vision & Mission

Our Vision Statement
“Building a Just Society”

Our Mission Statement
The Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i is a public interest, not-for-profit law firm dedicated to achieving fairness and justice for Hawai`i’s people through quality representation, advocacy, community partnerships, education, and outreach.

Fulfilling Our Mission
Over the last five years, the Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i has faced substantial reductions in government funding and a significant increase in requests for services as the State economy continues to struggle. Legal Aid has therefore focused its efforts on developing state-of-the-art delivery systems to handle the volume of requests for services and to provide comprehensive legal assistance to those in critical need.

While Legal Aid continues to provide full representation to those in need, we have committed ourselves to providing those who have no other legal alternatives some level of service. In 1996, Legal Aid began improving access to justice by training clients to handle legal matters on their own. By assessing our clients’ level of need according to a pyramid scale, we are now able to help all eligible applicants substantially achieve justice.