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# Gregory H. Meyers

Hawaii Family Court, Fifth Circuit · District Family Judge, Deputy Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii Family Court, Fifth Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: District Family Judge, Deputy Chief Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Deputy Chief Judge of the Hawaii Circuit Court, Fifth Circuit, serving as a District (Family) Court Judge since August 2022
- Sworn in on August 16, 2022 by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald for a six‐year term
- Judge Meyers has a long‐standing connection to Street Law, a civic and legal education program, spanning nearly 30 years

### Education

- Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School (2001) — 1997
- University of Michigan Business School with a Bachelors of Business Administration — J.D. (1997)

### Additional information

- As of 2026, he has helped coordinate statewide Street Law Legal Life Skills training to equip youth with practical legal knowledge and civic skills
- handling a wide range of family-related civil and criminal cases on Kauai
- Chief judge service: Deputy Chief Judge
- Prior to being appointed to the bench, Judge Meyers spent 20+ years as an attorney in Hawaii — working both at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii as an advocate for low-income residents, and in private practice helping the people of Kauai with their various legal needs.

## 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/judge-gregory-h-meyers)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judge-gregory-h-meyers)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/judge-gregory-h-meyers)
- [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/judge-gregory-h-meyers)

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