Hon. Shellie K. Park-Hoapili Elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners
MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 5, 2024 —Hon. Shellie K. Park-Hoapili has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). NCBE develops the licensing tests used by most states for admission to the bar.
Judge Park-Hoapili is a District Court Judge in Hawai‘i’s First Circuit. Prior to her judicial appointment, she was Staff Attorney of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court for ten years and an Associate Attorney at Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing (now Dentons US LLP) for seven years. She also served as a law clerk to Hawai‘i Supreme Court Justice Paula Nakayama. Throughout her career, Judge Park-Hoapili has served on numerous local and national boards and committees. She has served for many years on the Hawai‘i Board of Examiners, and is currently its Vice Chair. She is also presently a board member of the Hawai‘i Women’s Legal Foundation, where she previously served as president, and is a former president of Hawai‘i Women Lawyers.
Judge Park-Hoapili has been actively involved with NCBE for several years. She has been a member of numerous NCBE committees, including the Communications and Outreach Committee, the Diversity Issues Committee, the MEE/MPT Policy Committee, the Editorial Advisory Committee, and the Content Scope Committee for the NextGen bar exam.
“I am honored and feel blessed to accept this important role,” commented Judge Park-Hoapili. “I promise to dedicate myself to doing the best job that I can in continuing NCBE’s meaningful work.”
Judge Park-Hoapili holds a JD from the William S. Richardson School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She was admitted to the Hawai‘i State Bar in 2003.
About the National Conference of Bar Examiners
The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1931. NCBE promotes fairness, integrity, and best practices in bar admissions for the benefit and protection of the public, in pursuit of its vision of a competent, ethical, and diverse legal profession. Best known for developing bar exam content used by 54 US jurisdictions, NCBE serves admission authorities, courts, the legal education community, and candidates by providing high-quality assessment products, services, and research; character investigations; and informational and educational resources and programs. In 2026, NCBE will launch the next generation of the bar examination, ensuring that the exam continues to test the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for competent entry-level legal practice in a changing profession. For more information, visit the NCBE website at https://www.ncbex.org.