Sani Berinobis holds her grandson Kealii, 13 months, as she waits in front of Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, which provides lawyers to those who cannot afford them. She needed help to correct the father's name on the baby's birth certificate. A study detailing the shortage of affordable legal services has triggered steps to fill the need.
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