APPOINTMENT OF COURT INTERPRETER

14.1 Court interpreters shall be appointed in accordance with the rules of court. When making an appointment, a court should give preference to court interpreters within that circuit who have been qualified under these Rules for Certification of Spoken-Language Interpreters in Hawaiʻi State Courts. A court interpreter who has been qualified under these rules shall be paid in accordance with the interpreter’s designation. See Appendix A. 14.2 Remote Interpreting. The court may appoint an interpreter to provide interpreter services remotely, such as by telephone or other electronic means, when an interpreter is not available to appear in court in person under Rule 14.1 of these Rules. The use of remote interpreter services should, unless special circumstances exist, be limited to matters that are relatively short in duration and do not involve testimonial evidence. “Special circumstances” may include situations in which an interpreter is needed to interpret a language that is rare or uncommon within the circuit in which the proceeding is situated.