# Haw. Land Ct. R. 1.1: Rule 1.1. ELECTRONIC FILING AND CONSTRUCTION OF RULES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R1_1

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Land Ct. R. 1.1
- **Heading:** Rule 1.1. ELECTRONIC FILING AND CONSTRUCTION OF RULES
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Hawaii Rules of Court / Rules of the Land Court / Haw. Land Ct. R. 1.1

## Text

(a) Registration Required. As provided by the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules, unless exempted by the court, each attorney representing a party to a case maintained in the Judiciary Information Management System (JIMS) shall register as a Judiciary Electronic Filing and Service (JEFS) User and shall file all documents electronically. A self-represented party may register as a JEFS User for the case in which the self-represented party is a natural person party.

(b) Interpretation. These Rules shall be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action. These Rules shall be read and construed with reference to each other: the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules, the Hawaiʻi Rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawaiʻi, and the Hawaiʻi Court Records Rules. The Rules of the Land Court shall apply unless an issue is not covered by these Rules, in which case the Hawaiʻi Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawaiʻi shall apply, in this order. To the extent there is any conflict between these Rules and the Hawaiʻi Court Records Rules or the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules, the latter shall prevail.

(c) 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 Rules.

(d) Effects of automation on processes and procedure. Duties set out in these Rules may be performed by automation.

(e) Definition. All definitions will be interpreted consistently with those of Rule 1 of the Hawaiʻi Electronic Filing and Service Rules.

(Added November 6, 2019, effective November 17, 2019.)

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 1 Rule 1. OFFICE HOURS; FILING ORIGINAL PAPERS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R1.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 1.1 Rule 1.1. ELECTRONIC FILING AND CONSTRUCTION OF RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R1_1.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 1.2 Rule 1.2. DEFINITIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R1_2.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 2 Rule 2. NUMBERING OF APPLICATIONS; ABBREVIATION OF LAND COURT APPLICATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R2.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 3 Rule 3. FORM AND STYLE OF DOCUMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R3.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 4 Rule 4. DEPOSITS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R4.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 5 Rule 5. WITHDRAWAL OF PAPERS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R5.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 6 Rule 6. REQUIREMENTS AS TO ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R6.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 7 Rule 7. NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R7.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 8 Rule 8. REQUIREMENTS AS TO ABSTRACTS OF TITLE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R8.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 9 Rule 9. SURVEYS, DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R9.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 10 Rule 10. EXAMINERS OF TITLE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R10.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 11 Rule 11. PROOF OF PUBLICATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R11.md)
- [Haw. Land Ct. R. 12 Rule 12. NOTICES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_HI_RLC_R12.md)

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