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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
HONOLULU
Avg processing
286days
+20 vs national
Processing time
286
9.5 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,165
FY receipts
1,276
FY dispositions
707
Active judges
5
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
66.5%
+8.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.80
Growing
Rank
#133
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
44%
75%
0%Median 70.1%100%
At HONOLULU, approval rates range from 44.4% (Inouye, Jessica) to 74.6% (Cooper, Bruce T) — a 30-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 (70.1%), not the best case.
Judges at HONOLULU (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper, Bruce T | 74.6% | 248 | 185 | 63 | |
| Meyer, Ruxana | 73.6% | 348 | 256 | 92 | |
| Yasutomi, Mark | 70.1% | 127 | 89 | 38 | |
| Cabotaje, Michael | 59.2% | 76 | 45 | 31 | |
| Inouye, Jessica | 44.4% | 196 | 87 | 109 |