Volunteer Legal Services Hawai'i

An intake specialist will interview each client for a legal needs assessment. The client will then be referred to the appropriate VLSH program or other community resource.

Clients meet with licensed volunteer attorneys for a half hour appointment. Neighborhood Legal Clinics are held 4 times a month on Oahu, and once a month in Kauai, Maui, Hilo and Kona.

These pro se (do-it-yourself) workshops are held once a month on Oahu. Pro se uncontested divorce assistance is also offered during our regularly scheduled clinics on Kauai, Maui and the Big Island

Clients must first have an intake interview and initial consultation with a volunteer attorney.

Workshops are held at transitional shelters on Oahu and are conducted by licensed lawyers and staff. These clinics are offered 10 times a month at various transitional shelters on Oahu.

Offers legal education, full representation, and advice and consultation with regard to tax disputes before the Internal Revenue Service.

VLSH offers legal help to nonprofit organizations that have a combined program and operating budget of less than $1,000,000 and are involved in community-based economic development or are providing services to low-income or "gap" group individuals/families. The current workshops offered are:
  o How to Incorporate
  o How to Obtain Tax-Exempt Status
  o Employment Law for Nonprofits
  o Nonprofit Accountability
  o Basics of Accounting and Internal Controls
  o Fund Raising and Development Basics
  o Strategic Planning
  o Organizational Management and Responsibilities
  o Financial Management