Haw. Sup. Ct. R. 2.5

(a) Each hearing committee shall consist of three members, at least two of whom shall be members of the bar of this state. A hearing officer shall be a member of the bar of this state. Each hearing committee shall act only with the concurrence of a majority of its members. Hearing committee members and officers shall refrain from taking part in any proceeding in which a judge, similarly situated, would be required to abstain. Hearing committee members and officers shall receive no compensation for services but may be reimbursed for their traveling and other expenses incidental to the performance of their duties.

(b) Hearing committees and officers shall have the power to conduct hearings in formal disciplinary proceedings and on petitions for reinstatement of disbarred or suspended attorneys, upon assignment by the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Board, and to submit their findings and recommendations, together with the record of the proceeding, to the Disciplinary Board. Hearing committee members and officers may also serve as trustees under Rule 2.20 of these Rules or may, upon appointment by the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Board, assist said trustees in carrying out their duties.

(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 August 17, 1993, effective August 17, 1993; further amended and effective January 9, 1996; further amended September 5, 1996, effective October 1, 1996; further amended June 25, 2013, effective July 1, 2013; further amended April 15, 2026, effective July 1, 2026.)