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# Simeona A. Mariano

Hawaii District Court, First Circuit · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Hawaii District Court, First Circuit
- State: Hawaii
- Role: District 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

- She had held a position as a Deputy Attorney General since 2007
- Simeona Lynn Liliuokalani Ahuna Mariano is a District Court Judge for the First Circuit (Oʻahu) in Hawaii, sworn in on June 4, 2026, following appointment by Acting Chief Justice Sabrina S. McKenna and confirmation by the Hawaiʻi State Senate
- Simeona Lynn Liliuokalani Ahuna Mariano was appointed to the First Circuit District Court by Acting Chief Justice Sabrina S. McKenna on March 12, 2026 and sworn in on June 4, 2026
- Criminal Justice Division: Prosecuted felony cases at Honolulu International Airport, welfare fraud cases, grand jury matters, and probation revocations
- The oath was administered by Chief Justice Vladimir P. Devens
- Earlier Criminal Justice Division work covered airport felonies, welfare fraud, grand-jury matters and probation revocations

### Education


### Additional information

- She graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law and joined the Hawaii bar in 2004.
- At appointment she served on the HSBA board, Access to Justice Commission, HSBA Judicial Administration Committee and Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association.
- She also held the role of Special Prosecuting Attorney on Kauai in district, family and circuit cases.
- Professional Roles: Board Member, Hawaiʻi State Bar Association (HSBA) Member, Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Commission Member, HSBA Judicial Administration Committee Member, Hawaiʻi Filipino Lawyers Association
- Her Family Law Division work involved statewide family-court matters, child welfare, juvenile violations, truancy, guardianships and involuntary hospitalization.

## 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/2026/03/acting-chief-justice-appoints-district-court-judges)
- [www.courts.state.hi.us](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/uncategorized/2026/06/durante-and-mariano-sworn-in-as-district-court-judges-on-o%CA%BBahu)
- [Hawaii State Judiciary judicial profile or roster](https://www.courts.state.hi.us/general_information/contact/judges_phone_listing_1c)

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