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Order Rescinding Statewide Court Administrative Orders and Memoranda
[filed June 9, 2010, effective June 9, 2010]

Proposed adoption of Rules to Expedite Child Protective Appeals
Submit comments by 12/12/2011 via on-line form.

Last Updated: December 28, 2011
Title	Effective Date	Orders of Amendment	Proposed Amendments
Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure [htm] [pdf] Order Extending the Non-Consensual Video Conference Pilot Project in the Courts of the Third Circuit [filed 02/08/2010; eff. nunc pro tunc 01/01/2010 to 01/31/2012] [pdf]	01/01/2012		Rule 43 & Form D Submit comments by 04/09/12 via on-line form.
Temporary Rules for Implementation of the Conversion Proceeding [htm] [pdf]	nunc pro tunc, 05/05/2011 through 12/31/2012
Hawai‘i Rules of Civil Procedure [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012		Various Forms Submit comments by 02/28/12 via on-line form.
Rules of the Circuit Courts [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012
Exhibit A: Hawai‘i Arbitration Rules [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2008
Hawai‘i Probate Rules [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2010
Rules of the Land Court [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012
Hawai‘i Family Court Rules [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012
Rules of the District Courts [htm] [pdf] Order Extending 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 [04/26/2010] [pdf]	09/27/2010
Hawai‘i Civil Traffic Rules [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2009
District Court Rules of Civil Procedure [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012
Rules of the Small Claims Division of the District Courts [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2004
Hawai‘i Court Records Rules [htm] [pdf] Amended Order Staying Enforcement of Rule 9, Hawaii Court Records Rules for Certain Case Types [filed 10/19/2010; eff. 10/19/2010 until 01/01/2012] [ADA] Amended Order Continuing and Expanding the Stay of Enforcement of Rules 6 and 9 of the Hawai‘i Court Records Rules [filed 12/09/2011; eff. until 07/01/2012]	09/27/2010
Hawai‘i Electronic Filing and Service Rules [htm] [pdf] Order Exempting Traffic and Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office Cases from the Requirements of the Hawai‘i Electronic Filing and Service Rules [08/31/2010] [pdf]	09/27/2010
Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012		Form 3 Submit comments by 02/28/12 via on-line form.
Rules Expediting Child Protective Appeals [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012
Hawai‘i Appellate Mediation Program Rules (fka Hawai‘i Appellate Conference Program Rules) [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012
Rules of the Supreme Court [htm] [pdf] Order Approving Referral Agencies [filed 04/11/2006, eff. 04/11/2006] [pdf] Order Exempting Traffic and Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office Cases from the Requirements of the Hawai‘i Electronic Filing and Service Rules [filed 08/31/2010] [pdf]	07/01/2011	Rule 17(d)(4)(ii) [filed 02/03/2011]	Rule 17(d) Submit comments by 04/09/12 via on-line form. Rules 1.1 4 & 22 Submit comments by 04/10/12 via on-line form.
Hawai‘i Board of Bar Examiners Rules of Procedure [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012		Section 4.1 Submit comments by 04/20/12 via on-line form.
Exhibit A: Hawai‘i Rules of Professional Conduct [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2012
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]	07/01/2011
Exhibit B: Hawai‘i Revised Code of Judicial Conduct [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2010
Exhibit B-1: Principles of Professionalism for Hawai‘i Judges [htm] [pdf]	08/27/2004
Lawyers' Fund Rules & Regulations [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2008
Rules Governing Trust Accounting [htm] [pdf]	11/30/1993
Rules of the Intermediate Court of Appeals [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2008
Rules of the Tax Appeal Court [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2007
Rules Governing Court Reporting [htm] [pdf]	07/01/2008
Hawai‘i Rules for Certification of Spoken and Sign Language Interpreters [htm] [pdf]	01/01/2009
Judicial Selection Commission Rules [htm] [pdf]	06/2010

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