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

The State of Hawai'i Office of the Public Defender's Maui Office is located in Wailuku, Hawai'i. 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. The Office of the Public Defender will provide legal services to any person who is financially unable to obtain a private attorney according to the indigency guidelines, and who has been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an offense or offenses punishable by imprisonment; who has been arrested for or charged with a law or ordinance violation for which such person may be or is subject to the provisions of Chapter 571, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (under which a minor may be adjudicated a law violator); whose probations or parole may be revoked; whose liberty is threatened by confinement, against his or her will, in any psychiatric or other mental institution or facility; who is the subject of a petition for involuntary outpatient treatment; or who is otherwise entitled by law to be represented by legal counsel. For more information on the services of the Office of the Public Defender's Maui Office, please contact them directly.