Haw. Ct. Fee Schedule: Notice to New Rule 70 schedule of fees

NOTICE

DATE: June 25, 2015

TO: ALL PARTIES FILING LAND COURT PLEADINGS

FROM: Kathleen Hanawahine, Registrar of the Land Court

RE: New Rule 70. Scheduled of Fees

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015, the new Rule 70, schedule of

fees of the Rules of the Land Court, are pursuant to the Order

dated June 24, 2015 issued by the Supreme Court of the State of

Hawaii all documents filed in the Land Court are as follows:

(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the land court, the

registrar of the land court is entitled to

demand and receive the following fees, in

addition to any other fees provided by law,

except however, no fees shall be charged for

any documents or petitions offered for filing

by any officer of the United States, State of

Hawaii, or any county of Hawaii, or by any

officer or agent of any agency or

instrumentality thereof in their official

capacity.

(1) For filing of any petition for original

registration, order to show cause, citation, notice of

hearing, application to register accretion, or corrections to

reflect erosion - $315.

(2) For filing a petition after original registration

with an order for a suggestion of death, (other than a

trustee), fact of marriage, termination of marriage, notice

of issue of an order in bankruptcy, change of name, or

amendment to correct an error, omission, mistake, or

memorandum entered on the certificate - $50 plus $10

per exhibit.

(3) For filing a petition after original registration

with an order for suggestion of death of a trustee, removal

of a trustee, incapacity of a trustee, appointment by a

successor trustee, or acceptance of a successor trustee -

$100 plus $10 per exhibit.

(4) For filing any petition for subdivision,

consolidation, resubdivision, designation of easements, or

cancellation of easements - $200.

(5) For filing any petition for any other matter not

covered in items 2 thru and 4, inclusive, above after

original registration - $300 plus $10 per exhibit.

(6) For an uncertified copy of any instrument filed in

the Office of the Registrar of the Land Court, when the

copy is not authenticated by the seal of office and the copy

is made by court personnel - $2 per page or as

provided by law.

(7) For certification under seal of the registrar of

the land court or it’s designee a copy of a pleading or other

paper subsequent to the initial filing of the pleading or

paper except the record on appeal - $5 per document.

(8) For filing of any motion - $30.

(9) For filing of any other document not addressed

above - $5.

(10) For retrieval of files (including a document or

documents within a case file) from off-site

storage - $10 per case file.

(b) The supreme court, by rule of court, from

time to time, may revise, amend, add to, or eliminate any

fees payable under subsection (a), or create additional fees

as it deems reasonable, for services provided by the Office

of the Registrar of the Land Court.

Notice New Rule 70