FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS BY THE COURT

(a) Effect. In all actions tried in the family court, the court may find the facts and state its conclusions of law thereon or may announce or write and file its decision and direct the entry of the appropriate judgment; except upon notice of appeal filed with the court, the court shall enter its findings of fact and conclusions of law where none have been entered, unless the written decision of the court contains findings of fact and conclusions of law. To aid the court, the court may order the parties or either of them to submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, within 10 days after the filing of the notice of appeal or within 10 days of the filing of a request for entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law under Rule 10(f) of the Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure, unless such time is extended by the court. Requests for findings are not necessary for purposes of review. The findings of a master, to the extent that the court adopts them, shall be considered as the findings of the court. If a decision is filed, it will be sufficient if the findings of fact and conclusions of law appear therein. For cases maintained in JIMS, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be submitted in accordance with Rule 9 of the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules and in any other manner ordered by the court. For cases maintained in JIMS, the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be attached to a coversheet which includes “Proposed” in its title, although the title of the attached findings of fact and conclusions of law shall not include the word “Proposed”. For cases which are not included in JIMS, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be attached to a coversheet which includes “Proposed” in its title, shall be conventionally filed, and a courtesy copy shall be provided to the Court (b) Amendment. Upon motion of a party made not later than 10 days after entry of judgment the court may amend its findings or make additional findings and may amend the judgment accordingly. The motion may be made with a motion for a new trial pursuant to Rule 59 of these Rules. When findings of fact are made by the court, the question of sufficiency of the evidence to support the findings may thereafter be raised whether or not the party raising the question has made in the family court an objection to such findings or has made a motion to amend them or a motion for judgment. (Amended March 30, 2022, effective April 25, 2022.)