Hawaii Revised Statutes 626-2 – Effective date; applicability to future cases and pending cases
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 626-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
This chapter shall take effect on January 1, 1981.
The Hawaii Rules of Evidence in § 626-1 shall apply to actions, cases, and proceedings brought on or after January 1, 1981; provided that the rules shall also apply to further procedure in actions, cases, and proceedings then pending, except to the extent that application of the rules would not be feasible, or would work injustice, in which event former evidentiary rules or principles shall apply.