The District of Hawaii is part of the Ninth Circuit United States Bankruptcy Court. The District serves all 5 counties (Maui, Kalawao, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kauai) of the state with offices and the Courthouse in the City of Honolulu.

     The Chief Bankruptcy Judge is Honorable Robert J. Faris and the Clerk of the Court is Michael B. Dowling. Listed below is a list of addresses, telephone numbers and names of individuals to contact in regards to questions about your case.

The Court

     The Court and Courthouse is located in Downtown Hawaii. Contact information is as follows; United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii, 1132 Bishop St., Suite 250 Honolulu, HI 96813 / Telephone: (808) 522-8100 / Fax: (808) 522-8120.

Judges

     The Hon. Robert J. Faris (Chief Bankruptcy Judge) and the Hon. Lloyd King are the judges for the US Bankruptcty Court / Hawaii District. Their contact number is through the main office at (808) 522-8111.

     The law clerk for Judge Faris is Seth Buckley and Susan Chen is the judicial assistant. They can be contacted through the main court telephone number.

Clerk of the Court

     Attorney Michael B. Dowling is Clerk of Court. He can be reached at (808) 522-8100 at extension 109. His address is at the main office of the court in Honolulu.

Types of Bankruptcy - Business and Consumer

Chapter 7 - Can be filed by individuals, partnerships and corporations Chapter 9 - Adjustment of debts of a municipality Chapter 11 - Most individuals filing Chapter 11 are involved in business in some capacity Chapter 12 - Adjustment of debts of a family farmer or fisherman Chapter 13 - Available for individuals only, no corporations or partnerships may file Chapter 15 - Bankruptcy, reorganization and insolvency cases that have assets, debtors, creditors, and other interested parties in multiple countries

Trustees

     The names and telephone numbers of the trustees are listed on the Hawaii Bankruptcy Trustees page of this section. Curtis Ching is the Assistant US Trustee and the main telephone number for the Trustees office is (808) 522-8150.

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