Rule 79 - Books and Records Kept by the Clerk and Entries Therein(a) Civil docket. The clerk shall keep a record known as "civil docket" and shall enter therein each civil action to which these rules are made applicable. Actions shall be assigned consecutive file numbers. The file number of each action shall be noted on the page of the docket whereon the first entry of the action is made. All papers filed with the clerk, all process issued and returns made thereon, all appearances, orders, and judgments shall be noted chronologically in the civil docket on the page assigned to the action and shall be marked with its file number. These notations shall be brief but shall show the nature of each paper filed or writ issued and the substance of each order or judgment of the court and of the returns showing execution of process. The notation of an order or judgment shall show the date the notation is made. When in an action trial by jury has been properly demanded or ordered, the clerk shall enter the word "jury" on the page assigned to that action and the date of transfer of the case to the circuit court. (b) Civil judgments and orders. The clerk shall keep, in such form and manner as the supreme court may prescribe, a correct copy of every final judgment and any other order which the court may direct to be kept. (c) Indices. Suitable indices of the civil docket shall be kept by the clerk under the direction of the court. (d) Other books and records of the clerk. The clerk shall also keep such other books and records as may be required from time to time by the supreme court. Haw. Dis. Ct. R. Civ. P. 79
COMMENTS:
Retains DCRCP Rule 79(a) (b) (c) and (d) verbatim. HRCP Rule 79(a) (b) (c) and (d) is identical to the DCRCP except that DCRCP Rule 79(a) has an addition phrase at the end of the last sentence to account for the transfer of cases to Circuit Court.
Eliminates DCRCP Rule 79(e). This committee believes that a rule of civil procedure dictating a retention schedule for hard copy documents greatly restricts the Judiciary's ability to cope with limited storage resources and limits the Judiciary's ability to utilize new technology in document storage and retrieval. This committee believes that such retention schedule matters are better left to local rules and to the Supreme Court under Rule 79(d).