by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Hawaii
(a) Judgment as a matter of law.(1) If during a trial by jury a party has been fully heard on an issue and there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to find for that party on that issue, the court may determine the issue against that party...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Hawaii
(a) Special verdicts. The court may require a jury to return only a special verdict in the form of a special written finding upon each issue of fact. In that event the court may submit to the jury written questions susceptible of categorical or other brief answer or...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Hawaii
The parties may stipulate that the jury shall consist of any number less than 12 or that a verdict or a finding of a stated majority of the jurors shall be taken as the verdict or finding of the jury. (See section 635-20 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.)Haw. R. Civ. P....
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Hawaii
(a) Conduct of jury selection. At the discretion of the court, each party may present a “mini-opening statement” to the jury panel. The mini-opening statement shall be limited to a brief statement of the facts expected to be proven prior to the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Hawaii
Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of court are unnecessary; but for all purposes for which an exception has heretofore been necessary it is sufficient that a party, at the time the ruling or order of the court is made or sought, makes known to the court the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Hawaii
(a) For attendance of witnesses; form; issuance. Every subpoena shall be issued by the clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the action is pending under the seal of the court, shall state the name of the court and the title of the action, and shall...
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