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HI Rev Stat § 658F-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-3 Applicability.

 §658F-3 Applicability. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:  (1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and  (2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.  (b) This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:  (1) A judgment for taxes;  (2) A fine or other penalty; or  (3) A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.  (c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658F-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-4 Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment.

 §658F-4 Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this State shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this chapter applies.  (b) A court of this State may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:  (1) The judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;  (2) The foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or  (3) The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter.  (c) A court of this State need not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:  (1) The defendant in the proceeding in the foreign court did not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;  (2) The judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived the losing party of an adequate opportunity to present its case;  (3) The judgment or the cause of action on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this State or of the United States;  (4) The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusive judgment;  (5) The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be determined otherwise than by proceedings in that foreign court;  (6) In the case of jurisdiction based only on personal service, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action;  (7) The judgment was rendered in circumstances that raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment; or  (8) The specific proceeding in the foreign court leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law.  (d) A party resisting recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for nonrecognition stated in subsection (b) or (c) exists. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658F-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-5 Personal jurisdiction.

 §658F-5 Personal jurisdiction. (a) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:  (1) The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country;  (2) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;  (3) The defendant, before the commencement of the proceeding, had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;  (4) The defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business organization that had its principal place of business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;  (5) The defendant had a business office in the foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign country; or  (6) The defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign country and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of that operation.  (b) The list of bases for personal jurisdiction in subsection (a) is not exclusive. The courts of this State may recognize bases of personal jurisdiction other than those listed in subsection (a) as sufficient to support a foreign-country judgment. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658F-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-6 Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.

 §658F-6 Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment. (a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment.  (b) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658F-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-7 Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment.

 §658F-7 Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment. If the court in a proceeding under section 658F-6 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:  (1) Conclusive between the parties to the same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this State would be conclusive; and  (2) Enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in this State. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658F-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-8 Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment.

 §658F-8 Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment. If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658F-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-9 Statute of limitations.

 §658F-9 Statute of limitations. An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or fifteen years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658F-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658F. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act|658F-10 Saving clause.

 §658F-10 Saving clause. This chapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this chapter. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-1 Short title.

 §658G-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act". [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-3 Applicability.

  §658G-3 Applicability. This chapter applies to a collaborative law participation agreement that meets the requirements of section 658G-4 signed after July 1, 2012. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1] Revision Note  "July 1, 2012" substituted for "the effective date of this chapter".
HI Rev Stat § 658G-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-4 Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.

  §658G-4 Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements. (a) A collaborative law participation agreement shall:  (1) Be in a record;  (2) Be signed by the parties;  (3) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;  (4) Describe the nature and scope of the matter;  (5) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and  (6) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.  (b) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-5 Beginning and concluding a collaborative law process.

  §658G-5 Beginning and concluding a collaborative law process. (a) A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement.  (b) A tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over that party's objection.  (c) A collaborative law process is concluded by:  (1) The resolution of a collaborative matter as evidenced by a signed record;  (2) The resolution of a part of the collaborative matter, evidenced by a signed record, in which the parties agree that the remaining parts of the matter will not be resolved in the process; or  (3) The termination of the process.  (d) A collaborative law process terminates:  (1) When a party gives notice to other parties in a record that the process is ended; or  (2) When a party:  (A) Begins a proceeding related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties; or  (B) In a pending proceeding related to the matter:  (i) Initiates a pleading, motion, order to show cause, or request for a conference with the tribunal;  (ii) Requests that the proceeding be put on the tribunal's active calendar; or  (iii) Takes similar action requiring notice to be sent to the parties; or  (3) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (e), when a party discharges a collaborative lawyer or a collaborative lawyer withdraws from further representation of a party.  (e) A party's collaborative lawyer shall give prompt notice to all other parties in a record of a discharge or withdrawal.  (f) A party may terminate a collaborative law process with or without cause.  (g) Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer, a collaborative law process continues, if not later than thirty days after the date that the notice of the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer required by subsection (d)(3) is sent to the parties:  (1) The unrepresented party engages a successor collaborative lawyer; and  (2) In a signed record:  (A) The parties consent to continue the process by reaffirming the collaborative law participation agreement;  (B) The agreement is amended to identify the successor collaborative lawyer; and  (C) The successor collaborative lawyer confirms the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative process.  (h) A collaborative law process does not conclude if, with the consent of the parties, a party requests a tribunal to approve a resolution of the collaborative matter or any part thereof as evidenced by a signed record.  (i) A collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of concluding a collaborative law process. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-6 Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report.

  §658G-6 Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report. (a) Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the agreement after it is signed. Subject to subsection (c) and sections 658G-7 and 658G-8, the filing operates as an application for a stay of the proceeding.  (b) The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (a) is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice may not specify any reason for termination of the process.  (c) A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed under subsection (a) may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative law process and the proceeding. A status report may include only information on whether the process is ongoing or concluded. It may not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a collaborative law process or collaborative law matter.  (d) A tribunal may not consider a communication made in violation of subsection (c).  (e) A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-7 Emergency order.

  §658G-7 Emergency order. During a collaborative law process, a tribunal may issue emergency orders to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or family or household member as defined in section 586-1. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-8 Approval of agreement by tribunal.

  §658G-8 Approval of agreement by tribunal. A tribunal may approve an agreement resulting from a collaborative law process. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-9 Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm.

  §658G-9 Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) and sections 658G-10 and 658G-11, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under subsection (a).  (c) A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:  (1) To ask a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process; or  (2) To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party, or family or household member as defined in section 586-1 if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that person. In that event, subsections (a) and (b) apply when the party, or family or household member is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of that person. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-10 Low income parties.

  §658G-10 Low income parties. (a) The disqualification of section 658G-9(a) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without fee.  (b) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under section 658G-9(a) is associated may represent a party without fee in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if:  (1) The party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation;  (2) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and  (3) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from that participation. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-11 Governmental entity as party.

  §658G-11 Governmental entity as party. (a) The disqualification of section 658G-9(a) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.  (b) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if:  (1) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and  (2) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from that participation. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-12 Disclosure of information.

  §658G-12 Disclosure of information. Except as provided by law other than this chapter, during the collaborative law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery. A party also shall update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed. The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative law process. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-13 Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected.

  §658G-13 Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected. This chapter does not affect:  (1) The professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional; or  (2) The obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the law of this State. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-14 Appropriateness of collaborative law process.

  §658G-14 Appropriateness of collaborative law process. Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall:  (1) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter;  (2) Provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation; and  (3) Advise the prospective party that:  (A) After signing an agreement if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates;  (B) Participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative law process with or without cause; and  (C) The collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by section 658G-9(c), 658G-10(b), or 658G-11(b). [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-15 Coercive or violent relationship.

  §658G-15 Coercive or violent relationship. (a) Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall make reasonable inquiry whether the prospective party has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another prospective party.  (b) Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer reasonably and continuously shall assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.  (c) If a collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the party the lawyer represents or the prospective party who consults the lawyer has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party or prospective party, the lawyer may not begin or continue a collaborative law process unless:  (1) The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and  (2) The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 658G-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings|658G. Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act|658G-16 Confidentiality of collaborative law communication.

  §658G-16 Confidentiality of collaborative law communication. A collaborative law communication is confidential to the extent agreed by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law of this State other than this chapter. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]