O‘ahu
   
King Kamehameha V - Judiciary History Center  
   
  Location:
417 South King Street, Room 102, Honolulu
Website: www.JudiciaryHistoryCenter.org
Office: Monday–Friday 7:45 am–4:30 pm
Mail to: 417 South King Street, Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 539-4999 Fax: (808) 539-4996
Email: jhc@aloha.net



 
  Hours: Monday–Friday 9:00 am–4:00 pm; tours offered for school and
community groups Monday–Friday 7:45 am–4:30 pm
Admission: free; reservation required for guided tours
 
   
 
Located in the historical Ali‘iolani Hale, built by King Kamehameha V in 1874, the Judiciary History Center features exhibits and multimedia presentations on Hawai‘i’s legal history and landmark court cases.


 
  Collections: court building, Ali‘iolani Hale, (1874); exhibits and multimedia presentations on Hawai‘i’s legal history and landmark court cases

Programs and tours: exhibits on the transition from the Hawaiian kapu to a western judicial system, and Hawai‘i under Martial Law; restored 1913 courtroom used for mock trials; history of Ali‘iolani Hale and the Kamehameha Statue; multimedia presentations on land-use law, water rights and a historic land tenure case; guided tours for school and community groups by reservation; teacher training and public programs

Special events: National Historic Preservation Week, May

Membership: Friends of the Judiciary History Center: Individual $25, Family $40, Senior and Student $15, Contributing $100, Sustaining $250, Associate $500, Patron $1000

Facilities: rental facilities available, handicap access (call to inquire - may be limited); restored courtroom

Parking: metered parking

Public transportation: Waikiki Trolley, TheBus

Government agency
Kamehameha Statue and Ali‘iolani Hale on the National Register
of Historic Places
HMA member