Hawai‘i Rules of Court Amendments
The following orders of amendment have not yet been incorporated into the Hawai‘i Rules of Court made available on the Hawai‘i Judiciary’s web site. Links to the full-text documents posted since 2003 are available in Hypertext Markup Language (htm) and Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf). Orders are removed when the amendments are consolidated into the Rules. An archive of orders of amendment is available electronically from 2005. For orders prior to 2005, hard copy versions are available at the Supreme Court Law Library.
Last Updated: May 22, 2026
| Filed Date |
Title |
Effective Date |
| 01/20/2026 |
Order Adopting Temporary Use Form Act 278 and Ten Calendar Day Notice of Termination for Failure to Pay Rent HRS § 521-68(a)-(b) of the District Court Rules of Civil Procedure |
01/26/2026 |
| 01/22/2026 |
Order Amending Rules 2, 8, 18, and 19 of the Rules Governing Court Reporting in the State of Hawai’i |
01/22/2026 |
| 01/22/2026 |
Order Adopting Rule 15 and Form 4 of the Hawai’i Court Records Rules |
01/22/2026 |
| 02/02/2026 |
Order Amending Rules 1.9, 1.9A, and 17 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai’i |
07/01/2026 |
| 02/04/2026 |
Order Adopting Temporary Use Form 1DC08 of the District Court Rules of Civil Procedure |
02/05/2026 |
| 02/24/2026 |
Order Adopting Form 1 of the Hawai’i Civil Traffic Rules |
03/03/2026 |
| 04/15/2026 |
Order Amending Rule 2 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai’i |
07/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rules 1 and 53 of the Rules of the Land Court |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rules 6, 12, and 77 and Forms 1DC11, 1DC31, 1DC32, and 1DC47 of the District Court Rules of Civil Procedure |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rule 21 of the Hawai’i Civil Traffic Rules |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Section 1.14 of the Hawai’i Board of Bar Examiners Rules of Procedure |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rules 6 and 77 of the Hawai’i Family Court Rules |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rule 10 of the Hawai’i Probate Rules |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rule 45 of the Hawai’i Rules of Penal Procedure |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rules 26 and 45 of the Hawai’i Rules of Appellate Procedure |
7/01/2026 |
| 05/21/2026 |
Order Amending Rule 6 of the Hawai’i Rules of Civil Procedure |
7/01/2026 |