Haw. Arb. R. 14 (2026)

Rule 14. DISCOVERY.

(A) Once a case is submitted or ordered to the Program, the extent to which discovery is allowed, if at all, is at the sole discretion of the arbitrator, except as provided in section (B) of this rule. Types of discovery shall be those permitted by the Hawaiʻi Rules of Civil Procedure, but these may be modified in the discretion of the arbitrator to save time and expense.

(B) A party may at anytime: (1) serve on other parties the standard form interrogatories and requests for production of documents, which the Judicial Arbitration Commission has approved; and (2) conduct, by agreement, additional formal or informal discovery. Any dispute arising out of the discovery permitted by this section (B) shall be determined by the arbitrator upon his or her assignments.

(Amended April 16, 1987, effective May 1, 1987; further amended October 18, 1993, effective November 15, 1993; further amended November 3, 1994, November 14, 1994, and March 13, 1995, effective March 28, 1995.)