Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-83

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Court: means one of the family courts as herein established. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-2
  • Judge: means judge of the family court. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-2
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

In proceedings under section 571-11(1), (2), or (9), no court fees shall be charged against, and no witness fees shall be allowed to, any party to a petition. No officer of the State or of any political subdivision thereof shall be entitled to receive any fee for the service of process or for attendance in court in any such proceedings except as otherwise provided in this chapter. All other persons acting under orders of the court may be paid for service of process and attendance or service as witnesses, the fees provided by law to be paid from the proper appropriation when the allowances are certified to by the judge.