State of Hawai’i Office of the Public Defender’s Molokai Office

The State of Hawai'i Office of the Public Defender's Molokai Office is located in Wailuku, Hawai'i. The main office is located in Honolulu, with other branches offices located in Hilo, Kona, Kauai and Maui. Any indigent person who qualifies for public defender services will be entitled to legal services at any point in the criminal and juvenile justice process from arrest to conviction and appeal, or detention in the case of civil commitment, to disposition. The Office of the Public Defender makes the initial determination of indigency, based upon an appropriate inquiry into the financial circumstances of the person seeking public defender representation and an affidavit or declaration signed by such person demonstrating his or her financial inability to obtain legal counsel. The purpose of the Office of the Public Defender is to safeguard individual rights in all criminal and related matters, from arrest or threat of confinement through all stages of the criminal proceedings including appeal and parole board matters, if any, consistent with applicable laws, court rules, and rules of professional responsibility. For more information on the services of Office of the Public Defender's Molokai Office, please contact them directly.