Opinion ID: 2516473
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Heading: Proceedings on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment in the Absence of Plaintiff's Counsel

Text: Plaintiff complains that the circuit court improperly denied her oral argument by proceeding with the hearing on Defendants' motion for summary judgment in the absence of Plaintiff's counsel. Rule 8 of the Rules of the Circuit Courts (1997) authorizes the circuit court to order any matter submitted on the briefs and/or affidavits, without oral argument. See Wilder v. Tanouye, 7 Haw.App. 247, 252, 753 P.2d 816, 820 (1988). Further, Rule 7 of the Rules of the Circuit Courts (1997) provides in relevant part: Failure to appear at the hearing may be deemed a waiver of objections to the granting of the motion. We hold that the circuit court properly proceeded with the hearing when the case was called as scheduled in accordance with the notice of hearing that was sent to all the parties.