Hawaiʻi Arbitration Rules – 2026
The Hawaiʻi Arbitration Rules, governing the Court Annexed Arbitration Program for civil cases within its jurisdictional amount: submission, the arbitrator's powers, the award, and the trial de novo available from it.
Browse all 30 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.
Rule 1
The Court Annexed Arbitration Program
Rule 2
Intent of Program and Application of Rules
Rule 3
The Arbitration Judge
Rule 4
The Judicial Arbitration Commission
Rule 5
The Arbitration Administrator
Rule 6
Matters Subject to Arbitration
Rule 7
Relationship to Circuit Court Jurisdiction and Rules; Form of Documents
Rule 8
Determination of Arbitrability
Rule 9
Assignment to Arbitrator
Rule 10
Qualifications of Arbitrators
Rule 11
Authority of Arbitrators
Rule 12
Stipulations
Rule 13
Restrictions on Communications
Rule 14
Discovery
Rule 15
Scheduling of Hearings; Pre-hearing Conferences
Rule 16
Prehearing Statement
Rule 17
Conduct of the Hearing
Rule 18
Arbitration in the Absence of a Party
Rule 19
Form and Content of Award
Rule 20
Filing of Award
Rule 21
Judgment on Award
Rule 22
Request for Trial De Novo
Rule 23
Procedures at Trial De Novo
Rule 24
Scheduling of the Trial De Novo
Rule 25
The Prevailing Party in the Trial De Novo; Costs
Rule 26
Sanctions for Failing to Prevail in the Trial De Novo
Rule 27
Effective Date
Rule 28
Sanctions for Failure to Meaningfully Participate in Arbitration Hearing
Rule 29
Deleted
Rule 30
Deleted