Title 32, Courts And Court Officers

§605-5 License fee. The clerk of the supreme court shall exact from every practitioner, upon the practitioner's receiving a license, an admission fee of $10, for the benefit of the State. [CC 1859, §1073; RL 1925, §2308; RL 1935, §3607; RL 1945, §9705; RL 1955, §217-5; HRS §605-5…

§605-6 Rules. The supreme court may prescribe qualifications for admission to practice and rules for the government of practitioners. [CC 1859, §1072; RL 1925, §2309; RL 1935, §3608; RL 1945, §9706; RL 1955, §217-6; HRS §605-6; am L 1972, c 184, §1(c)]

§605-7 Control of action; power to settle. The practitioners licensed by the supreme court shall have control to judgment and execution, of all suits and defenses confided to them; provided that no practitioner shall have power to compromise, arbitrate, or settle such matters con…

§605-8 Practice in all courts; fees. [(a)] The practitioners shall have the right to practice in all the courts of the State, and to appear therein as attorneys in behalf of persons who may choose to retain them, for the prosecution or defense of actions. [(b)] Attorney's fees or…

§606-1 Clerks of supreme court, intermediate appellate court, circuit courts, and district courts; appointment and removal. (a) Subject to the provisions of chapter 76, when applicable: (b) The respective clerks of the supreme court, intermediate appellate court, circuit courts, …

§606-12 Duties of official court reporters. [(a)] The duties of each official court reporter shall be to attend sessions of the court and take verbatim notes of all oral proceedings before the court, including the testimony of witnesses, objections of counsel, offers of proof, ar…

[§606‑12.5] Certified shorthand reporter; administration of oaths or affirmations. A certified shorthand reporter may administer oaths or affirmations and may perform the duties of a deposition officer pursuant to rules of court relating to persons before whom depositions may be …

§606-13 Salary and perquisites of official court reporters. [(a)] Each official court reporter shall receive for services as prescribed in section 606-12 the salary that may be appropriated from time to time as compensation for the official court reporter's services in court. Eac…

[§606-13.5] Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: "Certified shorthand reporter" means a shorthand reporter certified by the Hawaii supreme court through the Hawaii board of certified shorthand reporters. "Official court reporter" means a c…

[§606-13.6] Private court reporters; contracts. (a) Any contract for private court reporting services, not related to a particular case or reporting incident, shall be prohibited between a private court reporter or any other person with whom a private court reporter has a princip…

[§606-13.7] Official court reporters' notes; ownership. All official court reporters' notes shall be the property of the State. [L 1996, c 226, pt of §1]

§606-14 Bailiffs. The judge of the circuit court of each judicial circuit or division may appoint a person to be known as "court officer and bailiff" or "special court officer". Each of the persons so appointed shall be removable by the judge by whom the person is appointed, exce…

[§606-16] Study for annual adjustments of fees for interpreters. Beginning in 2026 and every three years thereafter, the judiciary shall conduct a study of interpreter fees, including recommendations on adjustments to the fee rates, and submit its findings and recommendations to …

§606-2 Temporary assistants. In case of the temporary absence or disability of any clerk, or when the business of any court demands, an assistant clerk, having the powers of a clerk, may be appointed for temporary duty. The salary of the assistant may be paid out of any appropria…

§606-3 Seal of court; physical or electronic seal, signature, or attestation on physical or electronic court records. (a) Each court of record shall have a seal, which shall be as approved by the supreme court. The seal shall be in the custody or control of the clerk of the court…

§606-4 Custody; disposition of exhibits. (a) The clerks of the supreme court, intermediate appellate court, circuit courts, and district courts shall have the custody of all records, books, papers, moneys, exhibits, and other things pertaining to their respective courts. (b) The …

§606-5 Free copies of certain decrees to veterans. The clerk of any state court shall provide to any veteran of the armed forces of the United States, the veteran's spouse, any member of the immediate family of a veteran, or the next of kin of a deceased veteran, free copies of d…

§606-8 Powers and duties of clerks. The clerks of the courts of record may issue process, administer oaths, take depositions, and perform all other duties pertaining to their office. A clerk shall attend and record the proceedings at all sittings of courts of record. The clerks o…

§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…

[§607-1.5] Court interpreting services revolving fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the court interpreting services revolving fund, into which shall be deposited: (b) Moneys in the court interpreting services revolving fund shall be administered and expended by …

§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…

§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…

§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…

§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, …

§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,…

[§607-14.9] Actions to enforce covenants not to compete. In a civil action which involves the interpretation or enforcement of an agreement or alleged agreement which purportedly restricts an employee from competing with an employer, or former employer, or working for a competito…

[§607-15.5] Attorneys' fees in tort actions. In all tort actions in which a judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, attorneys' fees for both the plaintiff and the defendant shall be limited to a reasonable amount as approved by the court having jurisdiction of t…

§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…

§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…

§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…

[§607-2.5] Exemption of costs and fees. Persons subject to domestic abuse, abuse of family or household members, stalking, or sexual assault shall be exempt from paying the costs and fees prescribed in this chapter in connection with filing, issuance, registration, or service of …

§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 …

§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…

§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…

§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…

§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…

[§607-26] Limit on supersedeas bond. (a) In any civil action brought under any legal theory, the amount of a supersedeas bond or other form of security necessary to stay execution of a judgment granting legal, equitable, or any other form of relief during the entire course of all…

§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…

§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)]

§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 …

§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…

§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 …

§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 …

§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…

§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…

§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…