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Judge directoryDonald Toji Tsukiyama

Active Appellate judge

Donald Toji Tsukiyama

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

Hawaii

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Judge
Service status
Active
Court level
Appellate
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Allowed with notice

Hawaii requires news media to notify a court coordinator before electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding, including audio recording, film, videotape, or still photography.

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Section
Application for Extended Coverage
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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The news media must notify a court coordinator of their intent to provide any electronic or photographic coverage of a judicial proceeding.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Restricted

Hawaii leaves courtroom camera and microphone placement to the judge and cautions that judges may differ on placement rules.

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Section
Application for Extended Coverage
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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The judge will decide where cameras and microphones can be placed in the courtroom. Judges differ on this - so please ask.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from CourtListener / Free Law Project. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.