Court-Volunteer Applications Now Accepted Online.State Judiciary judiciary Branch of government in which judicial power is vested. The principal work of any judiciary is the adjudication of disputes or controversies. Regulations govern what parties are allowed before a judicial assembly, or court, what evidence will be admitted, what Streamlines Applications Process HONOLULU Honolulu (hŏn'əl  `l, hōnō–), city (1990 pop. -- It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have now easier to volunteer with the courts and the programs run by the state of Hawaii's Judiciary on the island of O'ahu. In June June: see month. , the department launched an online application program on its Web site that allows quicker screening and more efficient processing. Interested volunteers can apply at http://vips.ehawaii.gov/vips/app. "In the past, all application forms were filled out by the applicants manually and processed by us manually - a time-consuming process for both volunteers and staff. Sometimes, it would take weeks to process the application forms," said Vincent Borja, program manager for Volunteers in Public Service to the Courts. "There is far less paperwork involved with the new online process, and we can process applicants within a day. The time savings are tremendous." Applicants are asked to respond to several questions. Users may view a list of the types of volunteer positions available, and the positions vary depending on whether the applicant responds that he or she is a high school student, law school student or adult. Applicants' responses to the online questions are stored in a secure database accessible only by program staff, which will use the information to screen and place each volunteer. The information in the database can be easily compiled, allowing staff to monitor the types and numbers of volunteers and placements more efficiently and effectively than was the case when the statistics were manually compiled. The online application program and database management program were created in cooperation with the State Judiciary, the Volunteers in Public Service to the Courts program and eHawaii.gov. About eHawaii.gov Hawaii Information Consortium is a Hawaii corporation that manages the official state Web portal See portal. , eHawaii.gov (http://www.eHawaii.gov). The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of eGovernment firm NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. (Nasdaq: EGOV). It works with state agencies to enable them to conduct state business online and improve public access to government information. About NIC NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,600 state and local agencies that serve more than 67 million people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com. |
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