tell me about Hawaii state, how are the courts set up? What are the rules for placing a person on the court? Does it vary by level? Are they elected? Is the party included?

Many states elect their judges which has created a great deal of debate. Much of it has to do with campaign donations. Since 2000 the Judges up for re-election have raised over 18 million in Ohio. For more detail see Judicial Campaigns and Elections which explains the basics. One of the issues our Chief Justice has is that voters knew nothing about the candidates.This page was created to help – http://www.courtnewsohio.gov/happening/2015/JVCWebsite_090115.asp#.VqI9LVMrLBI. Three things that she wants to address are the influence of politics, lack of knowledge of the candidates, and better information to the public on the process in general. You can find more detail on Ohio Judicial Reform. Take a few minutes to view the survey results! That still assumes (as she does) that Judges should be elected (which is not the case in some states). The states also differ on whether the party is listed on the ticket. See the map at PBS.

PBS Frontline did a segment on this you may find interesting. See Synopsis .

Once you have reviewed these resources, tell me about Hawaii state, how are the courts set up? What are the rules for placing a person on the court? Does it vary by level? Are they elected? Is the party included? Are there debates around fundraising or other issues? Do you have any specialty courts (like Veterans courts)? In essence, explain the court system in Hawaii as your discussion answer. You can use the links as a reference and some of your own sources.