Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam  Legal

Navy Specific Information

Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Hawaii's Legal Assistance Department enhances the readiness of active duty and reserve members of the Navy and Marine Corps, and their welfare, by providing quality legal services regarding personal civil legal matters to eligible persons, and by educating eligible persons regarding their personal legal rights and responsibilities. RLSO Hawaii's Legal Assistance Department accomplishes its mission by direct client assistance services and a vigorous preventive law program that educates and informs the military community through a variety of creative and stimulating outreach efforts. Active Duty, Retired, and Reservists on Active Duty and their Family Members from all branches of the Armed Forces are eligible to utilize legal services. The attorneys and staff may provide assistance in the following areas:

• Basic Estate Planning and Wills
• Divorce/Dissolution/Annulment
• Indebtedness
• Limited Advice on Bankruptcy
• Limited Real Estate Transactions
• Service member's Civil Relief Act
• Notarizations/Power of Attorney
• Nonsupport of Dependents
• Landlord/Tenant Disputes
• Consumer Affairs
• Adoptions and Guardianships
• Adoption/Name Changes
• Limited Advice on Civil Litigation
• Taxation
• Immigration and Naturalization

Region Legal Service Office Hawaii's Legal Assistance Department is located on Pearl Harbor in Building 1746 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. Office hours are Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Notaries occur by appointment only on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.  All appointments, whether with a notary or a legal assistance attorney, are scheduled by contacting Legal Assistance at prlhlegalassistanceoutreach@navy.mil.    For additional Information call 808-473-0437. 

Air Force Specific Information

Woodring Law Center Divisions

Military Justice

This division oversees the investigation of and response to criminal conduct on and off base:

1. Researches legal issues
2. Monitors urinalysis drug testing
3. Trains and advises commanders and investigative agencies
4. Counsels command on disposition of offenses
5. Processes nonjudicial punishments
6. Prepares, prosecutes, and records, courts-martial
7. Performs collateral administrative and record-keeping functions
8. Processes administrative discharges

Civil and Operations Law

This division provides advice on a wide variety of civil law issues, such as:

1. Provides advice and monitors standards of conduct program
2. Responds to and provides advice on civil law contingencies
3. Provides advice on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act issues
4. Issues legal opinions on general topics and investigations other than Security Forces and AFOSI
5. Reviews Reports of Survey and Line of Duty Determinations (LOD)
6. Single point of contact for the Joint Ethics Regulation (JER) and Alternative Dispute Resolution
7. Preventative law programs and contract law issues.
8. Provides assistance for active duty members and their dependents relating to military readiness. Develops and implements required legal actions relating to operational plans.
9. Receives, investigates, and adjudicates claims filed against the Air Force and asserts claims on behalf of the Air Force under programs of compensation and recovery authorized by Congress. Claims provide litigation support to the Department of Justice, primarily in defending lawsuits against the United States which have Air Force involvement.

Woodring Law Center Services/Hours of Operation

The law center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30 a.m. -  4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. -  4:30 p.m.

Legal Assistance (to include will and powers of attorney) is only available to active duty members who are scheduled to deploy within 30 days. Call 808-449-1737 to schedule an appointment.

Please Note: Non-deployment related legal assistance for active duty and dependents is handled by the Region Legal Service Office, Northwest, Detachment Hawaii's Legal Assistance Department.  For more information about the Region Legal Service Office, Northwest, Detachment Hawaii, call 808-473-0437.

Navy Specific Information

The Personnel Claims Unit Norfolk, Pearl Harbor Detachment, is responsible for processing claims filed for household goods claims.

Claims packages can be obtained on line by simply clicking on the claim icon at the lower right hand side of the homepage screen. The claims package contains detailed step by step instructions on completing your claim.