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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
HONOLULU
Region 09Rank #127 of 160
Avg processing
282days
+18 vs national
Processing time
282
9.4 months
Hearing wait
8.5
months (current)
Cases pending
1,201
FY receipts
1,178
FY dispositions
573
Active judges
5
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
67.0%
+9.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
2.06
Growing
Rank
#127
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
44%
76%
0%Median 72.7%100%
At HONOLULU, approval rates range from 44.4% (Inouye, Jessica) to 75.8% (Cooper, Bruce T) — a 31-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (72.7%), not the best case.
Judges at HONOLULU (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper, Bruce T | 75.8% | 236 | 179 | 57 | |
| Meyer, Ruxana | 75.5% | 273 | 206 | 67 | |
| Yasutomi, Mark | 72.7% | 99 | 72 | 27 | |
| Cabotaje, Michael | 57.6% | 59 | 34 | 25 | |
| Inouye, Jessica | 44.4% | 196 | 87 | 109 |