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• • 4~^) Establish the Re+co~nition of the Right to a Lax^~=er in Civil Cases. Sl"here Basic Human Needs are at Stake. It is time to recogziize that society should proc-ide an attanieti for those n=ho cannot afford an attorney= but are facing, the. depri, atiotx ofbasic human needs., such. as those involvixtg shelter,. sustenance, safety=, health or child custadt. (~~ Enable Individuals to Represent Themselves Effectivelk= ~'4hen 1\ecessar~. Que. to the lack of an attorne~_ •, tnant- indis-iduals are forced to represent themselties in count. Self-help centers shattld be established in all. coatrtlrouses and programs should be developed to make courts mare user fitiendly. ~6y .'Maximize the use of Available Resources. Legal services programs should tc=arl together to make the most efficient use of their collective resources. Paralegals should be used ~~-here appropriate to help meet unnxet legal needs. t7> Qvercome Barriers to Access to justice. Language, cultural and other barriers faced hy' residents need to addressed bg the courts, legal service prov=iders and administratiF'e agencies. Legal sea-~•ces ptograms should etpand the ttipes of cases they- handle, the location of their offices or clinics, their haui-s of operation, azid thew Dori°each effai-is. (S) E_Ypaud the Role of the WiIliam S. Richardson School of Lax= in Promoting Access to Justice. The La~v School needs to esps and it efforts to introdcice its students to the practice of poverrv la~v by increasing clinical programs, emphasizing the professional responsibilities of attorneys to engxe in pro bano acti~~itl=, and engaguig in otlicr efforts to encaura¢e la~~- students to esrter public interest la~v. t9) Increase Access to ,Justice in Other ~~'a~; s. T1re Ha~t=ai`i Le¢islaturc should support the creation of a student loan foil veness program for attornees ~vho work. far a legal sen-ice organization providing assistance to the pacer. The Hatix=ai`i Supreme Court should consider adapting roles alla~ving for limited representation of clients by attorneys and also allo4~-uzg attonieys licensed iu other sites to tenxporaril~ practice in Haz~•ai`i if they i~•ark ar volunteer pro bano far a legal service organization pro~-iding assistance to tl~e poor. (l 0 Form. a. Broad Coalition to Address ~Ya~-s tas A11e1~iate Poverty in Hasvai`i. Legal probleans ofloot=-income Hau•ai`i aesidents do not occur in a vacuum. They are often intea•related «~ith poverty., and if left um•esolved, c an plunge: faniilies fux•thex• into po~~erty. Tlie legal commiuuty should jour ch=itli others ur a concerted effort to eliminate the root cacises of poverty in Ha~~c•ai`i. Exhibit "A"