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# Myron H. Takemoto

Hawaii District and District Family Courts, First Circuit · Per Diem Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii District and District Family Courts, First Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: Per Diem Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-09

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Public profiles indicate Judge Takemoto is based in Kaneohe, Hawai‘i, and has been associated with the First Circuit for several years
- Takemoto & Shimozono — partner for over eleven years

### Education

- Loyola Law School — J.D. (1994)
- Political Science, mathematics minor, Purdue University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Current per diem judge serving in the District and/or District Family courts in Hawaii's First Circuit.
- Judge Profile: /judge/myron.h.takemoto
- Per diem judge serving in the First Circuit (Oʻahu) District Court of Hawai‘i, presiding over district and family court cases
- lists Judge Takemoto’s professional background and legal expertise
- One of the First Circuit Per Diem Judges for Oʻahu.
- Per diem judge — assigned to specific cases as needed
- Per diem judges are appointed to hear cases on a case-by-case basis, typically in District Court and Family Court matters, rather than serving as a full-time judge
- Honolulu — deputy prosecutor for over ten years
- While detailed biographical and disciplinary records are not in the provided results, official court listings and public directories are the most authoritative sources for his current judicial assignments
- Personal MyLife claims retained raw only, excluded from usable biography.

## 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/courts/district/first_circuit)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit)
- [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/courts/district/first_circuit)
- [www.mylife.com](https://www.mylife.com/myron-takemoto/e811964163342)
- [legalreportcard.com](https://legalreportcard.com/judge/j-myron-h-takemoto-hi-first-circuit)
- [www.avvo.com](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/96817-hi-myron-takemoto-4195183.html)
- [giglio-bradylist.com](https://giglio-bradylist.com/individual/myron-h-%20takemoto)
- [catalog.lawyer](https://catalog.lawyer/lawyers/united-states/hawaii/honolulu/criminal-defense-lawyers/myron-h-takemoto-attorney-at-law-honolulu-hi/)
- [lexoor.com](https://lexoor.com/lawyer/myron-h-takemoto)
- [giglio-bradylist.com](https://giglio-bradylist.com/index.php/individual/myron-h-%20takemoto)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/district/first_circuit)

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