Hawaii Revised Statutes 605. Attorneys

  • 605-1 Attorneys, Qualifications.
    (a) The supreme court may examine, admit, and reinstate as practitioners in the courts of the State, such persons as it may find qualified...
  • 605-2 Attorneys; License Required.
    Except as provided by the rules of court, no person shall be allowed to practice in any court of the State unless that person...
  • 605-3 and 605-4 Repealed.
    L 1972, c 184, §1(j). Revision Note Reproduced to correct printing error in main volume.
  • 605-5 License Fee.
    The clerk of the supreme court shall exact from every practitioner, upon the practitioner's receiving a license, an admission fee of $10, for the...
  • 605-6 Rules.
    The supreme court may prescribe qualifications for admission to practice and rules for the government of practitioners. [CC 1859, §1072; RL 1925, §2309; RL...
  • 605-7 Control of Action; Power to Settle.
    The practitioners licensed by the supreme court shall have control to judgment and execution, of all suits and defenses confided to them; provided that...
  • 605-8 Practice in All Courts; Fees.
    The practitioners shall have the right to practice in all the courts of the State, and to appear therein as attorneys in behalf of persons...
  • 605-9, 10 Repealed.
    L 1972, c 184, §1(j).
  • 605-11 Repealed.
    L 1989, c 140, §3.
  • 605-12 Repealed.
    L 1972, c 184, §1(j).
  • 605-13 District Courts, Cases Involving Military Vehicles.
    Any legal officer of the United States military forces, to the extent that the officer is authorized or required by the officer's respective branch...
  • 605-14 Unauthorized Practice of Law Prohibited.
    It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to engage in or attempt to engage in or to offer to engage...
  • 605-15 [Old] Repealed.
    L 1975, c 45, pt of §2. §605-15 Venue. Actions for violations of section 605-14 shall be brought in the circuit court for the...
  • 605-15.1 Standing.
    The attorney general or any bar association in this State may maintain an action for violations of section 605-14. [L 1975, c 45, pt...
  • 605-15.2 Remedies.
    Remedies for the violation of section 605-14 shall include injunctive and declaratory relief, and other existing remedies. In addition, the attorney general may maintain...
  • 605-16 Judicial Powers Not Affected.
    Nothing in sections 605-14 to 605-17 shall diminish, alter, or affect the inherent or statutory power of the supreme court or of any court...
  • 605-17 Penalties.
    Any person violating sections 605-14 to 605-16 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 1955, c 150, §2; RL 1955, §217-15; HRS §605-17; am...

Note

Chapter heading amended by L 1972, c 184, 1(k).

Law Journals and Reviews

The Hawai i Law on Legal Malpractice and Liability to Non-Clients. 13 HBJ, no. 13, at 41 (2009).

Pitfalls in the Collaboration of Attorneys and Expert Witnesses. 13 HBJ, no. 13, at 173 (2009).

IOLTA in the New Millenium: Slowly Sinking Under the Weight of the Takings Clause. 23 UH L. Rev. 221 (2000).

Electronic Discovery: A Call for a New Rules Regime for the Hawai i Courts. 32 UH L. Rev. 153 (2009).

Law Firms Competing on the "Edge of Chaos": Pro Bono's Role in a Winning Competitive Strategy. 35 UH L. Rev. 345 (2013).

Last modified: October 27, 2016