The University of Hawaiʻi Law Review at the William S. Richardson School of Law serves the local legal community by providing an elite academic forum for legal scholarship in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific, and contributes to the national discourse on emerging legal issues through the publication of compelling legal writing.

First organized in 1979, the University of Hawaiʻi Law Review is a student-run organization that publishes Hawaiʻi’s leading journal of legal scholarship authored by contributors from the legal community, including law professors, practitioners, jurists, and law students. The Law Review produces two issues annually, published in the winter and summer. Each issue contains content that is on the cutting edge of legal scholarship, and addresses topics of great importance and interest to our legal community. Manuscripts have been published relating to Land Use in Hawaiʻi; Environmental and Energy Law; Native Hawaiians and other Indigenous Peoples; and Racial and Social Justice. Articles published in the University of Hawaiʻi Law Review are often cited by scholars and practitioners, both in the State of Hawaiʻi and throughout the United States.

In addition to written publications, the Law Review launched its very own podcast – Hawaiʻi Law.  Established in Fall 2022, Hawaiʻi Law brings together esteemed guests from all backgrounds to discuss legal issues facing our state. 

The University of Hawaiʻi Law Review has two primary purposes: (1) to advance legal scholarship and discourse in local, national, and international legal communities and (2) to provide an academic forum for Richardson’s leading law students to further sharpen their legal analysis, writing, and editing skills.