Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawaiʻi – 2026

Rule 1 Classification of Proceedings Rule 1.1 Construction of Rules Rule 2 Filing Procedure Rule 2.1 Ex Officio Filing Rule 2.2 Costs and Fees to Be Collected by the Clerk Rule 3 Form of Pleadings and Motions Rule 4 Parties Without Counsel Rule 5 Service of Papers and Proof Thereof Rule 6 Withdrawal of Papers and Exhibits Rule 7 Form of Motions Rule 7.1 Length of Memoranda Rule 7.2 Civil Motions Practice Rule 8 Setting of Motions Rule 9 Titles to Orders Rule 10 Orders and Judgments Grantable by the Clerk Rule 10.1 Repealed and Reserved. Rule 11 Proof of Publication Rule 12 Scheduling Rule 12.1 Pretrial Statement Rule 12.2 Mandatory Civil Settlement Conference; Confidential Settlement Conference Letter Rule 12.3 Alternative Dispute Resolution Rule 13 Trial Calendars and the First Circuit On-call Status; Civil Cases Rule 14 District Court Cases, Demand for Jury Trial, Withdrawal of Demand Rule 15 Expedition of Court Business Rule 15.1 Streamlined Discovery Assistance Rule 16 Depositions Rule 17 Conduct of a Trial Rule 18 Pre-trial Disclosure and Marking of Exhibits Rule 19 Stipulations and Orders Thereon Rule 20 Instructions to Juries Rule 21 Submission of Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Rule 22 Request for Draft of Decision on Issue of Law Rule 23 Settlement of Judgments, Decrees, and Orders Rule 24 Immediate Notice of Court Action Rule 25 Order for Transcript of Evidence Rule 25.1 Recording of Testimony and Proceedings Rule 26 Attorney's Liability for Costs; Disqualification of Sureties Rule 27 Preparation of Clerk's Minutes and Deposit of Exhibits Rule 28 Dismissal for Want of Service Rule 29 Dismissal for Want of Prosecution in Default Cases Rule 30 Interrogatories and Admissions Rule 31 Proceedings Not Governed by Hawai‘i Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 32 Reserved Rule 33 Procedures for Processing Post-conviction Prisoner Documents Rule 34 Hawai‘i Arbitration Rules