SCOPE OF RULES AND TITLE

(a) Scope of rules. These rules govern all proceedings in the Hawaiʻi appellate courts except as otherwise provided by statute, Rules of the Supreme Court, or Rules of the Intermediate Court of Appeals. (b) Rules not to affect jurisdiction. These rules shall not be considered to extend or limit the jurisdiction of the Hawaiʻi appellate courts as established by law. (c) Title. These rules shall be known and cited as the Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure and abbreviated as HRAP. (d) Interpretation and enforcement of rules. These rules shall be read and construed with reference to each other, the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules, and the Hawaiʻi Court Records Rules. Attorneys and pro se parties are deemed to be aware of, and are expected to comply with, all of the provisions of these rules. (e) Effect of Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules. Documents filed and notices given in accordance with the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules shall be deemed to comply with the filing, mailing, certified mailing, notice and service requirements of any part of these Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure. (f) Effect of Automation on Processes and Procedures. Duties set out in these rules may be performed by automation. (Amended December 6, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; further amended June 20, 2006, effective July 1, 2006; further amended August 30, 2010, effective September 27, 2010.)