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# Elizabeth Paek-Harris

Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit · Family Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Family Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald on September 11, 2020 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Steven M. Nakashima
- Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald appointed Elizabeth Paek-Harris to the Oahu First Circuit Family Court on September 11, 2020, replacing retired Judge Steven M. Nakashima.
- Private practice at her own law firm (2008–2020)

### Education

- University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and joined the Hawaii bar in — J.D. (2003)

### Additional information

- Elizabeth Paek‐Harris is a District Family Judge for the Oʻahu First Circuit Family Court of Hawaiʻi, appointed in 2020 and currently serving a term through November 1, 2026, with a retention petition filed for a new term
- Paek-Harris, AAL, ALC and prior to that was an associate at the Law Offices of William C. Darrah, AAL, ALC.
- Family Court Judge, Hawaii Family Court, First Circuit.
- Judge Paek‐Harris serves on the Oʻahu First Circuit Family Court in Honolulu County, presiding over family matters such as divorce, separation, and other domestic cases.
- She had previously held the role of a per diem judge for the First Circuit Family Court
- Her prior work included First Circuit Family Court per diem judging, her own practice Elizabeth Paek-Harris, AAL, ALC, and the Law Offices of William C. Darrah, AAL, ALC.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### extended coverage notice

Scope: statewide

Hawaii requires news media to notify a court coordinator before electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding, including audio recording, film, videotape, or still photography.

Evidence excerpt: The news media must notify a court coordinator of their intent to provide any electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding.

[Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/media_guidelines/cameras_and_audio_equipment)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### camera microphone placement

Scope: statewide

Hawaii leaves courtroom camera and microphone placement to the judge and cautions that judges may differ on placement rules.

Evidence excerpt: The judge will decide where cameras and microphones can be placed in the courtroom. Judges differ on this - so please ask.

[Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/media_guidelines/cameras_and_audio_equipment)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [Cameras and Audio Equipment](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/media_guidelines/cameras_and_audio_equipment)
- [Remote Court Hearings via Zoom](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/remote-court-hearings-via-zoom-or-webex)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Elizabeth_Paek-Harris)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)

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