--- title: "Kevin T. Morikone | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-t-morikone-circuit-court-judge-hawaii-circuit-court-first-circuit-hi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kevin T. Morikone Hawaii Circuit Court, First Circuit · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Hawaii Circuit Court, First Circuit - State: Hawaii - Role: Circuit 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 - Early Judicial Service: Per diem (part-time) judge in the District and Family Courts of the First Circuit since 2015 - He had held the role of a per diem District Family Court judge since October 2015. - Circuit Court Judge for the Oʻahu First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i, appointed in 2021 to replace Todd Eddins, and serves on the 8th Division - Todd Eddins, who became Associate Justice of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court in 2020 - Appointed to the First Circuit District Court by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald in 2018, subject to Senate confirmation and assignment to District Family Court. - Partner at Hosoda & Morikone, LLC - Circuit Court Judge, Hawaii Circuit Court, First Circuit - Position: Circuit Court Judge, Oʻahu First Circuit Court, Division 8 - Civil litigation partner at Hosoda & Morikone and a Court Annexed Arbitration Program arbitrator, earlier an associate at Lyle S. Hosoda & Associates, and law clerk to Judge Eden Elizabeth Hifo ### Education ### Additional information - He graduated cum laude from the William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 2007. - focusing on civil litigation ## 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) - [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/press_releases/2018/03/chief-justice-appoints-kevin-t-morikone-as-oahu-district-court-judge) - [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-t-morikone-circuit-court-judge-hawaii-circuit-court-first-circuit-hi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-t-morikone-circuit-court-judge-hawaii-circuit-court-first-circuit-hi", "name": "Kevin T. 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