HI · rules
Haw. Sup. Ct. R. 2.2
Grounds for discipline
(a) The Hawaiʻi Rules of Professional Conduct, attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall govern the conduct of all attorneys subject to discipline under this rule.
(b) Acts or omissions by an attorney which violate the Hawaiʻi Rules of Professional Conduct shall constitute misconduct and shall be ground for discipline, whether or not the act or omission occurred in the course of an attorney-client relationship. Conviction of a crime shall similarly be ground for discipline as set forth in Rule 2.13 of these Rules.
(Renumbered September 1984; amended October 27, 1989, effective November 1, 1989, subject to transitional orders; further amended February 7, 1992, effective February 7, 1992; further amended December 6, 1993, effective January 1, 1994; further amended November 23, 2007, effective January 1, 2008; further amended April 15, 2026, effective July 1,2026.)
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-hi-22-2026-07-21
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