The Supreme Court of Hawai`i seeks your comments on proposed rules changes when documents appear below. You may submit your comments in writing to the Judiciary Communications and Community Relations Office by mail to 417 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, by FAX to 808-539-4801, or via our online form.

• Proposals to Amend the Hawaii Probate Rules--INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC FILING IN CIVIL LITIGATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURTS
  Comment Deadline: August 19, 2019
• Proposal to Amend Rule 72 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure--ELECTRONIC FILING AND THE DESIGNATION OF THE RECORD ON APPEAL TO THE CIRCUIT COURTS
  Comment Deadline: August 19, 2019
• Proposals to Amend the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure--INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC FILING IN CIVIL LITIGATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURTS
  Comment Deadline: August 19, 2019
• Proposals to Amend the Rules of the Circuit Court of the State of Hawaii--INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC FILING IN CIVIL LITIGATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURTS
  Comment Deadline: August 19, 2019
• Proposals to Amend the Hawaii Court Records Rules--REMINDER CONCERNING THE UNETHICAL ABUSE OF ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEMS
  Comment Deadline: August 26, 2019
• Proposals to Amend the Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct--NEW COMMENTARY REGARDING WHAT CONSTITUTES DECEITFUL CONDUCT
  Comment Deadline: August 26, 2019
• Proposal to Amend Rule 1.17(d) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State--DUTIES OF ATTORNEYS TERMINATING LICENSE TO PRACTICE
  Comment Deadline: September 7, 2019
• Proposal to Amend Rule 8.4(c) of the Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct--EXEMPTING COVERT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS
  Comment Deadline: September 20, 2019
• Proposal to Amend Rule 2.20(d) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii (RSCH)--RETENTION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS OF VALUE AT THE CONCLUSION OF A TRUSTEESHIP OVER AN ATTORNEY’S PRACTICE
  Comment Deadline: October 29, 2019
• Recommendations in the Final Report of the Task Force on Civil Justice Improvements
  Comment Deadline: December 2, 2019

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