(a) Civil information sheet. Any initial civil complaint filed pursuant to Rule 3 of the Hawai‘i Rules of Civil Procedure shall be accompanied by a civil information sheet that substantially complies with Form 2-A of the Appendix of Forms and shall be completed in full. The civil information sheet shall be filed upon the filing of the complaint.
Rule 3.1.Civil Information Sheet; Additional Claims; and Transfers from District Court.
Last amended October 28, 2019 · Last verified July 3, 2026
In one sentenceRule 3.1 requires a completed civil information sheet with every new complaint, with any later pleading that adds claims, and with every case transferred up from district court.
Full Text of Rule 3.1
(b) Additional claims information sheet. Any affirmative pleading filed after the initial complaint is filed shall be accompanied by an additional claims information sheet that substantially complies with Form 2-B of the Appendix of Forms and shall be completed in full. The additional claims information sheet shall be filed upon the filing of any affirmative pleading.
(c) Cases transferred from district court. A civil information sheet shall be submitted for a civil case transferred from the district court to the circuit court. Within 7 days after filing of the notice of docketing, the plaintiff shall file the civil information sheet.
Amendment History
Added August 26, 2011, effective January 1, 2012
further amended October 31, 2019, effective nunc pro tunc October 28, 2019
Plain-English Summary
Rule 3.1 pairs a data-collection requirement with the start of a case. Whoever files the initial complaint under Rule 3 must also file a civil information sheet, using a form that substantially matches Form 2-A of the Appendix of Forms, filled out in full and filed at the same time as the complaint.
The rule extends the same requirement to later stages of a case. An affirmative pleading filed after the original complaint that raises additional claims must come with its own additional claims information sheet (Form 2-B), and a case transferred from district court to circuit court needs a civil information sheet too, which the plaintiff must file within 7 days after the notice of docketing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must accompany a new complaint under Rule 3.1?
A civil information sheet substantially complying with Form 2-A of the Appendix of Forms, completed in full and filed when the complaint is filed.
Does a case transferred from district court need a civil information sheet?
Yes. Rule 3.1(c) requires the plaintiff to file one within 7 days after the notice of docketing for the transferred case.
What happens if a party files a pleading after the complaint that adds new claims?
Rule 3.1(b) requires that pleading to be accompanied by an additional claims information sheet substantially complying with Form 2-B, filed when the pleading is filed.
Source & verification. The rule text and History are reproduced verbatim from the
official Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (Haw. R. Civ. P. 3.1). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Hawaii (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 602-11; Haw. Const. art. VI, § 7). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 3, 2026. ·
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Also known as: civil information sheetadditional claims information sheetdistrict court transfer information sheet