 Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2021. We would not be here today without the support of the community and the hundreds of attorneys who have given their time to help the people of Hawaii over the last four decades. Since its creation, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii has provided over 100,000 Hawaii residents with pro bono legal services. In 1981, leaders of the Hawaii Bar Association's young lawyer division created a pro bono project then known as the Hawaii Lawyers Care, Hawaii Lawyer Pro Bono Referral Project. At the time, the Hawaii Bar was voluntary and there were no organizations coordinating and providing pro bono services to those in need. The goal of the pro bono project was to refer clients to the Hawaii Bar members who were eager to take on pro bono cases. Within its first year of operating, the pro bono project matched and placed over 100 cases. The pro bono project was well received by the community with room for expansion. By the following year, the pro bono project applied to become its own non-profit and opened an office front in downtown Honolulu. A few years later, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii moved to our current office location at 545 Queen Street, Suite 100. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii's mission is to increase legal access for those Hawaii residents who cannot afford an attorney due to financial hardship. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii relies primarily on a clinic-based pro bono model with volunteer attorneys providing legal services. Volunteer Legal Staff conducts a thorough intake with a client which includes asking questions related to his or her case as well as obtaining any relevant documents for the volunteer attorney. Clients are then matched with a volunteer attorney specializing in the specific area of law that their legal needs fall under and they have the opportunity to speak to an attorney one-on-one for individualized and customized appointment. Oftentimes, after speaking with a volunteer attorney and given the proper tools and resources, many are able to proceed and represent themselves in court per se. There are likewise many that require additional assistance and get further placed with a volunteer attorney for help with drafting a will or a power returning or attending hearing at court. As important as direct legal assistance is, Volunteer Legal also believes that educating the community on their legal issues and needs is just a significant. Volunteer Legal regularly visits local transitional shelters and senior homes to educate their residents on various legal topics throughout the year. Additionally, Volunteer Legal will be present at local community events including those providing resources to veterans and families with young children. The Supreme Court of Hawaii, Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 6.1 provides an aspirational goal that attorneys provide at least 50 hours of pro bono service each year. The reason why Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii has been so successful and well received by the community is that as volunteer attorneys do pro bono out of the goodness of their hearts and not because there are rules making pro bono mandatory. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii pro bono attorneys are willing and eager to wake up early on a Saturday morning and drive to Waianae for a legal clinic. They're also willing to come and volunteer in our office after working a full day at their own offices. These volunteer attorneys know that our clinics are an essential legal resource and without them, these residents would not have the opportunity to speak to an attorney at no charge. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii's pool of 200 volunteer attorneys provide legal education, advice and council, brief services and full representation cases in family law, estate planning, Chapter 7 bankruptcy, private landlord tenant issues, collections, small claims and veteran benefits. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii's pool of pro bono attorneys is comprised of professionals who have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds including associates and partners of firms at all sizes, in-house attorneys, solo practitioners and government attorneys. These pro bono attorneys continue to be a critical element in filling legal service and advocacy gaps in Hawaii's community. Lawyers hold special skills and are privileged to be able to navigate the legal system. With these tools, they have the ability to help otherwise unrepresented persons navigate through our legal system in an effective way. To bring our volunteer attorneys up to date on new case law and keep them current illegal materials, Volunteer Legal offers free CLEs to Hawaii licensed attorneys led by attorneys from our amazing pool. These CLEs are also a great resource to help recruit new pro bono attorneys. We're interested in volunteering and providing training and mentorship. Prior to COVID-19, Volunteer Legal regularly operated in-person legal clinics at our downtown office, as well as pop-up clinics by traveling to local community centers and school cafeterias. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii has brought our free pop-up legal clinic to Waianae, Waipahu, Wahiwa, Waimanalo, Kalihi and even outer islands to Hilo and Kona. Since COVID-19, we have had to adjust many of our outreach programs but have not reduced any of our services. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii continues to operate legal clinics over the telephone and the internet. We're thankful that this past year we've been able to keep our programs running and at the same time expand current programs. We've also been able to develop new programs including the restricted license program for the residents of Hawaii, in addition to our existing re-employment and community service program, neighborhood legal clinics, appellate pro bono program and the veterans benefits program. During this time, Hawaii online pro bono has seen the most use and demand since commencement in 2016. Hawaii online pro bono, a project in partnership with the American Bar Association, allows individuals to ask for legal questions online at any time of the day and a way to respond to our volunteer attorney all free of charge. In 2020, Hawaii online pro bono saw a 250 percent increase in answered questions with questions being answered at the client's fingertips daily. Volunteer Legal continues to build on existing programs and continues to adapt to new changes in light of COVID-19. Now, more than ever before, volunteer legal needs and relies on the help of pro bono attorneys with the delivery of legal assistance to the low and moderate income persons and families in Hawaii. Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii would not be able to do what we do without our volunteer attorneys. This would have been our sixth annual fundraiser event but while we cannot celebrate in person, we are thankful to each of you in attendance today and we are grateful for the past and present sponsors and guests who have supported our work through the 40 years, especially during these difficult times. Because of your support, it has allowed Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii to continue to strive to provide access to justice for all. On behalf of the Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii Board of Directors and the staff, we are honored to have serviced the community of Hawaii for the last 40 years. Mahalo from all of us here at Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii for 40 years and we look forward to many more with you.