CHAPTER 626

HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE

 

Section

    626-1 Enactment

 

ARTICLE I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule

   100 Title and citation

   101 Scope

   102 Purpose and construction

 102.1 Effect of commentary

   103 Rulings on evidence

   104 Preliminary questions

   105 Limited admissibility

   106 Remainder of or related writings or recorded

       statements

 

ARTICLE II.  JUDICIAL NOTICE

Rule

   201 Judicial notice of adjudicative facts

   202 Judicial notice of law

 

ARTICLE III.  PRESUMPTIONS

Rule

   301 Definitions

   302 Presumptions in civil proceedings

   303 Presumptions imposing burden of producing evidence

   304 Presumptions imposing burden of proof

   305 Prima facie evidence

   306 Presumptions in criminal proceedings

 

ARTICLE IV.  RELEVANCY AND ITS LIMITS

Rule

   401 Definition of "relevant evidence"

   402 Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant

       evidence inadmissible

   403 Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of

       prejudice, confusion, or waste of time

   404 Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct;

       exceptions; other crimes

   405 Methods of proving character

   406 Habit; routine practice

   407 Subsequent remedial measures

   408 Compromise, offers to compromise, and mediation

       proceedings

   409 Payment of medical and similar expenses

 409.5 Admissibility of expressions of sympathy and condolence

   410 Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and

       related statements

   411 Liability insurance

   412 Sexual offense and sexual harassment cases;

       relevance of victim's past behavior

 

ARTICLE V.  PRIVILEGES

Rule

   501 Privileges recognized only as provided

   502 Required reports privileged by statute

   503 Lawyer-client privilege

   504 Physician-patient privilege

 504.1 Psychologist-client privilege

   505 Spousal privilege

 505.5 Victim-counselor privilege

   506 Communications to clergy

   507 Political vote

   508 Trade secrets

   509 Privilege against self-incrimination

   510 Identity of informer

   511 Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure

   512 Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or

       without opportunity to claim privilege

   513 Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege;

       instructions

 

ARTICLE VI.  WITNESSES

Rule

   601 General rule of competency

   602 Lack of personal knowledge

   603 Oath or affirmation

 603.1 Disqualifications

   604 Interpreters

   605 Competency of judge as witness

   606 Competency of juror as witness

   607 Who may impeach

   608 Evidence of character and conduct of witness

   609 Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime

 609.1 Evidence of bias, interest, or motive

   610 Religious beliefs or opinions

   611 Mode and order of interrogation and presentation

   612 Writing used to refresh memory

   613 Prior statements of witnesses

   614 Calling and interrogation of witness by court

   615 Exclusion of witnesses

   616 Televised testimony of child

 

ARTICLE VII.  OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY

Rule

   701 Opinion testimony by lay witnesses

   702 Testimony by experts

 702.1 Cross-examination of experts

   703 Bases of opinion testimony by experts

   704 Opinion on ultimate issue

   705 Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert

       opinion

   706 Court-appointed experts

 

ARTICLE VIII.  HEARSAY

Rule

   801 Definitions

   802 Hearsay rule

 802.1 Hearsay exception; prior statements by witnesses

   803 Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant

       immaterial

   804 Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable

   805 Hearsay within hearsay

   806 Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant

 

ARTICLE IX.  AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION

Rule

   901 Requirement of authentication or identification

   902 Self-authentication

   903 Subscribing witness' testimony unnecessary

 

ARTICLE X.  CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND

PHOTOGRAPHS

Rule

  1001 Definitions

  1002 Requirement of original

  1003 Admissibility of duplicates

  1004 Admissibility of other evidence of contents

  1005 Public records

  1006 Summaries

  1007 Testimony or written admission of party

  1008 Functions of court and jury

 

ARTICLE XI.  MISCELLANEOUS RULES

Rule

  1101 Applicability of rules

  1102 Jury instructions; comment on evidence prohibited

 

Section

    626-2 Effective date; applicability to future cases and

          pending cases

    626-3 Inconsistent laws

 

Note

 

  The "Commentary" following each rule of evidence was prepared by Professor Addison M. Bowman of the University of Hawaii School of Law, who served as reporter to the Hawaii Judicial Council Evidence Committee and various rules of evidence committees.  As to effect of the Commentary, see Rule 102.1.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  The Hawaii Rules of Evidence.  2 UH L. Rev. 431.