Chapter 607 — Chapter 607
30 sections in this chapter.
HRS §607-1 Power of supreme court with respect to costs and fees
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§607-1 Power of supreme court with respect to costs and fees. The supreme court shall have power by rule of court, from time to time, to revise, amend, add to, or eliminate any of the items of costs and fees provided in this chapter, to prescribe such costs and fees as it deems r…
HRS §607-10 and 607-11 REPEALED
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§§607-10 and 607-11 REPEALED. L 1972, c 88, §5(x).
HRS §607-12 Witnesses' fees, mileage; taxation
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§607-12 Witnesses' fees, mileage; taxation. (a) The fees of witnesses shall be as follows: Every witness attending and testifying, or subpoenaed and attending, upon the trial of any civil cause, in any court, shall be paid the sum of: (b) Every witness, coming to attend upon cour…
HRS §607-13 Costs; defendant's traveling expenses taxable items in certain events
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§607-13 Costs; defendant's traveling expenses taxable items in certain events. Whenever any cause or proceeding, other than criminal, probate, or divorce, is discontinued or dismissed in any court, the defendant therein shall be entitled to have the defendant's traveling expenses…
HRS §607-14 Attorneys' fees in actions in the nature of assumpsit, etc
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§607-14 Attorneys' fees in actions in the nature of assumpsit, etc. In all the courts, in all actions in the nature of assumpsit and in all actions on a promissory note or other contract in writing that provides for an attorney's fee, there shall be taxed as attorneys' fees, to b…
HRS §607-14.5 Attorneys' fees and costs in civil actions
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§607-14.5 Attorneys' fees and costs in civil actions. (a) In any civil action in this State where a party seeks money damages or injunctive relief, or both, against another party, and the case is subsequently decided, the court may, as it deems just, assess against either party, …
HRS §607-14.7 Attorney's fees, costs, and expenses; judgment creditors
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§607-14.7 Attorney's fees, costs, and expenses; judgment creditors. In addition to any other attorney's fees, costs, and expenses, which may or are required to be awarded, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the court in any civil action may award to a judgment creditor,…
HRS §607-15 REPEALED
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§607-15 REPEALED. L 1972, c 88, §5(x).
HRS §607-16 In both courts, when; set off against judgment, when
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§607-16 In both courts, when; set off against judgment, when. Whenever costs are awarded to the appellant, the appellant shall be allowed to tax as part thereof, the costs in the lower court, in addition to the costs of the court appealed to. If, upon an appeal, a recovery for an…
HRS §607-17 REPEALED
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§607-17 REPEALED. L 1993, c 200, §2.
HRS §607-18 Compensation of trustees
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§607-18 Compensation of trustees. (a) Unless the trust instrument otherwise provides, or the settlor and trustee otherwise agree, or, after the settlor's death, all the beneficiaries and the trustee otherwise agree, the trustee shall be entitled to the compensation set forth in t…
HRS §607-19 REPEALED
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§607-19 REPEALED. L 1976, c 200, pt of §1.
HRS §607-2 Fees to be accounted for
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§607-2 Fees to be accounted for. With the exception of fees prescribed by the supreme court by rule of court for electronic document certification, electronic copies of documents, and for providing bulk access to electronic court records and compilations of data, which shall be d…
HRS §607-20 Charitable trusts, special provisions
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§607-20 Charitable trusts, special provisions. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions, in the case of a charitable trust, the compensation of the trustees shall be limited to an amount that is reasonable under the circumstances. (b) This section shall apply to existing and new …
HRS §607-21 Expense of bond
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§607-21 Expense of bond. Any receiver, assignee, guardian, trustee, committee, personal representative, commissioner, or other fiduciary required by law or the order of any court to give a bond, or other obligation as such, may include as a part of the lawful and chargeable expen…
HRS §607-22 REPEALED
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§607-22 REPEALED. L 1972, c 88, §5(x).
HRS §607-23 Fees of commissioners, appraisers, etc
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§607-23 Fees of commissioners, appraisers, etc. Fees of commissioners and appraisers shall be such as the court deems just and reasonable, together with actual and necessary traveling expenses at the same rate paid for traveling expenses to witnesses subpoenaed, and all actual di…
HRS §607-24 No bonds or costs to be filed or paid by government
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§607-24 No bonds or costs to be filed or paid by government. Neither the State nor any county or any political subdivision, board, or commission thereof, nor any officer, acting in the officer's official capacity on behalf of the State or any county or other political subdivision…
HRS §607-25 Actions based on failure to obtain government permit or approvals; attorney's fees and costs
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§607-25 Actions based on failure to obtain government permit or approvals; attorney's fees and costs. (a) As used in this section, "development" includes: (b) As used in this section, "development" does not include: (c) For purposes of this section, the permits or approvals requi…
HRS §607-3 Court costs, waiver of prepayment, reduction or remission of
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§607-3 Court costs, waiver of prepayment, reduction or remission of. The judges of all the courts of the State shall have discretionary power to waive the prepayment of costs or to reduce or remit costs where, in special or extraordinary cases, the cost of any suit, action, or pr…
HRS §607-3.5 Security for costs
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§607-3.5 Security for costs. The several courts shall have power to require either the plaintiff or defendant, upon the application of the opposite party, to give security for costs in any civil cause, upon such terms and conditions as the court deems just. [L 1972, c 88, §5(c)]
HRS §607-4 District court costs
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§607-4 District court costs. (a) The fees prescribed by subsection (b) shall be paid to the clerk of the district court as costs of court by the person instituting the action or proceeding, or offering the paper for filing, or causing the document to be issued or the services to …
HRS §607-5 Costs; circuit courts
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§607-5 Costs; circuit courts. (a) The fees prescribed by the schedule in this section shall be paid to the clerk of the circuit court as costs of court by the person instituting the action or proceeding, or offering the paper for filing, or causing the document to be issued or th…
HRS §607-5.5 REPEALED
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§607-5.5 REPEALED. L 2004, c 3, §5.
HRS §607-5.6 Surcharge for parent education for separating parties in matrimonial actions, where either party has a minor child, and for parties in parentage actions; special fund
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§607-5.6 Surcharge for parent education for separating parties in matrimonial actions, where either party has a minor child, and for parties in parentage actions; special fund. (a) In addition to the fees prescribed under section 607-5 for a matrimonial action where either party …
HRS §607-5.7 Surcharge for indigent legal services
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§607-5.7 Surcharge for indigent legal services. (a) In addition to the costs and fees prescribed in section 607-5, any person in a civil action in the circuit court who is required to pay an initial filing fee shall pay an additional surcharge at the time of the person's initial …
HRS §607-6 Appellate court costs
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§607-6 Appellate court costs. (a) All proceedings in the courts of appeal shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court. Upon the filing of any appeal or the institution of any original suit, action, or other proceeding in the supreme court or the intermediate ap…
HRS §607-7 Deposit and payment of fees and costs on appeal
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§607-7 Deposit and payment of fees and costs on appeal. [(a)] All fees and costs required to be paid upon the filing of a notice of appeal from a court shall be paid to the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken. The clerk of the court shall immediately transmit a reco…
HRS §607-8 Fees of sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, serving or levying officer, or independent civil process server
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§607-8 Fees of sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, serving or levying officer, or independent civil process server. (a) For all necessary travel in making the service, per mile for every mile more than one........60 cents; provided that: For serving criminal summons or any o…
HRS §607-9 Cost charges exclusive; disbursements
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§607-9 Cost charges exclusive; disbursements. [(a)] No other costs of court shall be charged in any court in addition to those prescribed in this chapter in any suit, action, or other proceeding, except as otherwise provided by law. [(b)] All actual disbursements, including but n…