Haw. R. App. P. 45 (2026)

Rule 45. DUTIES OF APPELLATE CLERKS. (a) General provisions. No appellate clerk shall practice as an attorney in any court while the appellate clerk continues in office. The office of the appellate clerk with an appellate clerk in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, but the Chief Justice may provide that the office of the appellate clerk shall be open for specified hours on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays. (b) The Docket; calendar; other records required. The appellate clerk shall maintain a docket, in such form and style as may be prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts and shall enter therein each case. The file number of each case shall be noted on the docket. All documents filed with the appellate clerk and all process, orders, and judgments shall be entered chronologically in the docket. Entries shall be brief but shall show the nature of each document filed or judgment or order entered. The entry of an order or judgment shall show the date the entry is made. The appellate clerk shall keep a suitable index of cases contained in the docket. The appellate clerk, upon receipt of the initial document in any appeal or original proceeding, shall assign to it a number. The appellate clerk shall docket the record in each case when filed in the appellate court and forthwith give notice thereof to the parties. Cross-appeals shall be docketed under the same number as the original appeal. The appellate clerk shall prepare a calendar of cases awaiting argument. In placing cases on the calendar for argument, preference shall be given to appeals in criminal cases and to appeals and other proceedings entitled to preference by law. The appellate clerk shall keep such other books and records as may be required from time to time by the Administrative Director of the Courts or as may be required by the supreme court. (c) Notice of non-final orders. Immediately upon the entry of a non-final order, the appellate clerk shall serve notice of entry and shall make note of the service in the docket. Where a separate order is not filed, the movant shall notify all other parties of the court’s ruling and shall file a copy of the notice. (d) Custody of records and documents. The appellate clerk shall have legal custody of the records and documents of the appellate courts. Conventionally filed documents shall be imaged upon receipt and the paper disposed in accordance with the applicable Records Control Schedule. The electronic document shall be deemed the official and original document thereafter. The appellate clerk shall preserve copies of the briefs and appendices and other documents filed by the parties on microfilm or as electronic documents. (e) Costs and fees to be collected by the appellate clerk. Except as exempted by statute or ordered by the appellate court, the appellate clerk shall collect costs and fees required by Chapter 607 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes or other statutes and this Rule, as set out in Appendices B and C of these Rules. (1) FILING AND DOCKETING FEES. The appellate clerk or the clerk of the court shall collect the filing and docketing fees for each case type upon the filing of the documents listed in Appendix B attached to these Rules. (2) COST FOR COPIES OF CASE DOCUMENTS, REPORTS AND RECORDINGS. The appellate clerk shall assess and collect fees for copies of case documents, reports, and recordings as listed in Appendix C attached to these Rules, including costs related to electronic documents and subscription to Enhanced eCourt Kōkua. (3) JEFS USER REGISTRATION. An active Hawaiʻi attorney or a self-represented party may register as a JEFS User without payment of a fee. A registered JEFS User may view and download documents from the JEFS User’s open cases without cost.

HAWAIʻI RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Rule 45 (Release: 06/26) HRAP--33 (4) DOCUMENT SUBSCRIPTION. Any person may subscribe to access and copy single documents from public court records. The subscription shall entitle the subscriber to download one document at a time from any public court record included in JIMS. (5) Requests for other electronic access, downloading, bulk distribution, or compilations of electronic information and the like shall be directed to the Administrative Director of the Courts. See