Rule 2 Suspension of Rules

Hawaiʻi's appeals courts have the power to bend or skip their own rules when needed. If speeding up a decision would help, or if there's some other good reason, the court can set aside the normal requirements for a specific case.

This can happen two ways. A party involved in the case can ask the court to suspend a rule, or the court can decide to do it on its own without anyone asking. Either way, once the court makes this call, it will tell everyone how the case should move forward instead.

In short, this gives judges flexibility. If following the usual steps would slow things down or cause problems in a particular case, the court isn't stuck following every rule to the letter. It can adjust the process to fit what that case actually needs.