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Training Videos

JEFS Overview Videos

(If you are unable to play these mp4 files, consider installing an open-source video player such as VLC) :

• JEFS Intro Training (3/2022)
• JEFS Registration (7/2019)
• JEFS 101 Overview (7/2019)

Criminal Cases:

• JEFS Create District Court Criminal Case (How to file a Criminal Written Complaint)
• JEFS Manage Cases (Criminal)
• JEFS File On Existing Case

Civil Cases:

Note:  In reference to “State of Hawaii agencies” in the video, this is regarding Approved Government Agency Partners (HEFSR Rule 4).

• Create Case
• Submit Filing on an Existing Case
• Manage Cases
• Manage Payments
• User Administration
• Document Subscription

Training Documents

• Self-Represented Litigants: Electronic Filing and Document Access

System Manuals

• JEFS User Manual (08/2012)
  – Supreme Court, ICA, Criminal Written Complaint
• JEFS Civil User Manual (1/2022)
  – District, Circuit, Family, Land, and Tax Appeal Courts
• Purchasing documents on eCourt Kokua  (12/2019)
• My Documents and All Firm Documents (03/2015)

Presentations

Criminal:

• JEFS Login and Self-registration Training Presentation
• JEFS Organization Administrator Training Presentation
• JEFS Case Initiation for CC/FC Crim Training Presentation
• JEFS Case Update for CC/FC Crim Training Presentation
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Civil:

• JEFS – Case Initiation – Submit Filing – Manage Pmts 
• JEFS – Manage Cases – Doc Sub – User Profile  

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Efiling Circuit Court/Family Court Criminal Questions & Answers (12/2018)
• Efiling SC/ICA/District Court Criminal FAQ (12/2018)

Civil:

• Civil JEFS FAQ (2/2020)

JEFS User Guides for attorneys: 

• First Circuit – Circuit Court of the First Circuit Judiciary Electronic Filing System (JEFS) User Guide (12/2019)
• Second Circuit – Second Circuit Court Judiciary Electronic Filing System (JEFS) Guide (12/2019) 
• Third Circuit – Third Circuit Court Judiciary Electronic Filing System (JEFS) Guide(6/2021)
• Fifth Circuit – Fifth Circuit Court Judiciary Electronic Filing System (JEFS) Guide (12/2019)

Rules

• Hawaii Court Records Rules
• Hawaii Court Records Rules Forms
• Hawaii Electronic Filing and Service Rules
• Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure
• Order Staying Enforcement of Rules 6 and 9 of the Hawaii Court Records Rules for Family Court Civil Cases

General Information

• Adobe Acrobat Reader free download to view pdf documents
• Appellate Court Forms
• Government Department and Agency Party Identification Listing
• Scan to PDF Instructions
• TIFF Files Windows Configuration

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