Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 92-25

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

Fees as established by court rules may be charged for the certification of copies of any pleadings, order, or other paper or document filed in any court, or process thereon, or any transcript of testimony, and for the certification of records on appeal in any proceeding in any court; provided that state agencies shall be exempt from the fees; and provided further that limitations on the extent of the exemption may be established by court rules.