HAWAI‘I RULES OF COURT

Last Updated: May 13, 2008

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Title	Effective	Orders of Amendment	Proposed Amendments
Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure [htm] [pdf] Non-Consensual Video Conference Pilot Project in the Courts of the Third Circuit [filed 12/17/2007; eff. 01/01/2008 to 12/31/2008] [pdf]	01/01/2008		Rule 40(j) & (k) proposed amendment rejected by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court [order filed 11/07/2007] [pdf]
Hawai‘i Rules of Civil Procedure [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2006		Rule 72 Submit comment by 05/05/2008 via on-line form.
Rules of the Circuit Courts [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2007		Amend rules 2, 3, 10.1, 19; add rules 2.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 11.1, 19.1, 23.1; adopt Forms C, D, E, F, G, & Exhibit B Submit comment by 05/05/2008 via on-line form.
Exhibit A: Hawai‘i Arbitration Rules [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2008
Hawai‘i Probate Rules [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2006
Rules of the Land Court [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2002
Hawai‘i Family Court Rules [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2007	Rules 5.1, 19A, & 59 [am. 03/25/2008; eff. 07/01/2008] [pdf]
Rules of the District Courts [htm] [pdf] Order Establishing Pilot Project for Submitting Written Criminal Complaints by Electronic Mail in the District Courts of the First, Third, and Fifth Circuits of the State of Hawai‘i [filed 12/18/2007, eff. 01/01/2008 to 06/30/2009] [pdf]	01/01/2008
Hawai‘i Civil Traffic Rules [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2006
District Court Rules of Civil Procedure [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2007	Rule 70 [am. 05/13/2008; eff. 07/01/2008] [pdf]
Rules of the Small Claims Division of the District Courts [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2004
Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure [htm] [pdf] Order Establishing a Child Protective Proceedings Pilot Project and Temporary Rules Governing the Pilot Project [filed 04/03/2008, eff. for appeals filed after 07/01/2008 to 06/30/2009] [pdf]	01/01/2008	Rule 35 [am. 04/23/2008; eff. 07/01/2008] [pdf] Dissent by J. Nakayama [pdf] Dissent by J. Acoba [pdf]	Rule 10 & Form 9 Submit comment by 06/10/2008 via on-line form.
Hawai‘i Appellate Conference Program Rules [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2006
Rules of the Supreme Court [htm] [pdf] Order Approving Referral Agencies [filed 04/11/2006, eff. 04/11/2006] [pdf]	01/01/2008	Rules 10.6 & 10.10 [am. 01/24/2008; eff. 07/01/2008] [pdf] Rule 2.11 [am. 02/12/2008; eff. 07/01/2008] [pdf] Rule 2.16(b) [am. 03/05/2008; eff. 03/05/2008] [pdf] Rule 21 [added 04/24/2008; eff. 05/01/2008] [pdf]	Rule 11 Submit comment by 05/27/2008 via on-line form.
Hawai‘i Board of Bar Examiners Rules of Procedure [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2006
Exhibit A: Hawai‘i Rules of Professional Conduct [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2005
Exhibit A-1: Guidelines of Professional Courtesy and Civility for Hawai‘i Lawyers [htm] [pdf]	10/04/2004
Exhibit A-2: Rules of the Disciplinary Board of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court [htm] [pdf]	12/06/2007
Exhibit B: Revised Code of Judicial Conduct [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2002
Exhibit B-1: Principles of Professionalism for Hawai‘i Judges [htm] [pdf]	08/27/2004
Lawyers' Fund Rules & Regulations [htm] [pdf]	06/22/1994	Title and Rules 1 & 6.2 [am. 01/24/2008; see 01/25/2008 amended order for effective date] [pdf] Amended order adding effective date to 01/24/2008 order [am. 01/25/2008; eff. 07/01/2008] [pdf]
Rules Governing Trust Accounting [htm] [pdf]	11/30/1993
Rules of the Intermediate Court of Appeals [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2008
Rules of the Tax Appeal Court [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2007
Rules Governing Court Reporting [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2008
Hawai‘i Rules for Certification of Spoken and Sign Language Interpreters [htm] [pdf]	nunc pro tunc, 07/01/2007
Judicial Selection Commission Rules [htm] [pdf]	07/1995

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