Rule 37 Availability

Hawaiʻi's circuit courts can create standard forms for common types of cases like probate, guardianship, conservatorship, and trust matters. All the administrative judges from the different circuits have to agree together before these forms get approved.

These approved forms work a bit differently than documents you'd prepare yourself. Normally, court paperwork has to follow specific formatting rules. But these standard forms are allowed to skip those formatting requirements since they're pre-made templates meant to be used across the courts.

For people going through probate or guardianship cases, this means the court may have ready-made forms available for common situations. Using these forms can make the process simpler, since you won't need to worry about matching the usual formatting rules that apply to custom-drafted documents.