International Delegation Meets with Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justices
Associate Justices Sabrina S. McKenna and Lisa M. Ginoza answer questions from IVLP delegates during their visit to the 1913 Courtroom in the Supreme Court building.
On August 19, the Hawaiʻi Commission to Promote and Advance Civic Education (PACE) welcomed 10 international leaders and three program liaisons to Aliʻiōlani Hale, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court building, as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The delegates came from Cambodia, Pakistan, East Timor, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and South Korea. Hawaiʻi was one stop on a multi-city itinerary that also included Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio. The visit, arranged through Pacific Forum, brought the delegation together with Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justices Sabrina S. McKenna and Lisa M. Ginoza for a morning of meaningful conversation at the historic home of the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary.
The IVLP delegation with Associate Justices Lisa M. Ginoza and Sabrina S. McKenna — 1913 Courtroom, Aliʻiōlani Hale, August 19, 2026
The IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s longest-running professional exchange program. Since 1940, it has brought international leaders in government, business, academia, and other fields to communities across the country, with nominations from U.S. embassies worldwide.
During its recent visit, the group convened in the 1913 Courtroom at Aliʻiōlani Hale for an extended discussion with the justices. Delegates took notes throughout as Justices McKenna and Ginoza spoke about Hawaiʻi’s court system and PACE’s work to advance civic education statewide, fielding questions from the visitors with a range of professional backgrounds.
The visit included a tour of the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, led by Hawaiian Language Specialist Manaʻo Dela Cruz, who walked delegates through exhibits on the building’s past, including a detailed model of nineteenth-century Honolulu Harbor.
The PACE Commission was established by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court in 2021 to promote and advance civic education throughout Hawaiʻi. The commission works to strengthen civic knowledge, engagement, and participation through partnerships with schools, community organizations, the legal community, and government agencies. PACE emphasizes civic education that is place-based, constitutionally informed, and culturally sensitive to Hawaiʻi’s unique history and communities.
Manaʻo Dela Cruz leads the delegation through the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center
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