Hawaii
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- Attorney registration lookup
- hsba.org/HSBA/HSBA_Shop/Annual_Registration.aspx…
- Rules of professional conduct
- hsba.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- hsba.org/HSBA/Legal_Research/Formal_Ethics_Opinion…
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- hsba.org/HSBA/For_the_Public/Lawyers_Fund_for_Clie…
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Hawaii Justice Foundation
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Hawaii RPC 1.15, attorneys must keep and preserve complete records of client trust account funds and related property for a minimum of six years after termination of the representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Hawaii RPC 1.5, contingency fee agreements must be in writing signed by the client, and the basis or rate of the fee must be communicated in writing before or within a reasonable time after commencing representation.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Active attorneys must complete at least 3 approved credit hours of CLE annually, including at least 1 credit hour in ethics or professional responsibility every three years.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.courts.state.hi.us/docs/court_rules/rules/hrpc…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Hawaii RPC 7.5 and 7.1, a trade name may be used in private practice if it does not imply a connection with a governmental agency or deceive the public.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- cca.hawaii.gov/breg
- State tax department
- tax.hawaii.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.courts.state.hi.us
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- www.courts.state.hi.us/legal_references/records/ji…
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.courts.state.hi.us/opinions_and_orders/opinion…
- Statutes / codes
- www.capitol.hawaii.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure and Circuit Court Rules, out-of-state counsel must file an application, pay the court fee, and associate with an active Hawaii-licensed attorney.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- hawaiilap.org
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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