658G-12]  Disclosure of information.  Except as provided by law other than this chapter, during the collaborative law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery.  A party also shall update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed.  The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative law process.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-12

  • Collaborative law process: means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons:

         (1)  Sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and

         (2)  Are represented by collaborative lawyers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2

  • Collaborative matter: means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution including a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding which is described in a collaborative law participation agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Party: means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2