Hawaii Self-Help Interactive Forms
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Judiciary, and the Hawaii State Bar, with funding from the Legal Services Corporation's Technology Initiatives Grant, have collaborated to bring free interactive interviews that create court forms and legal documents to help self-represented individuals throughout Hawaii. The interactive forms were developed for use by limited income persons representing themselves in civil legal matters, but are available free of charge to all persons. The interactive interviews ask a series of questions to complete a legal form or court approved document. The interactive interviews also provide helpful information and instructions for next steps.These interviews can be used Statewide unless noted otherwise.
Self-Help Form: Money Damages for Illegal Lockout
Use this interactive interview to assist you in filling out a Complaint of Damage and Notice of Hearing asking the court to order your landlord to pay you money ("damages") to compensate you for your trouble if you were illegally locked out of your rental property.
Self-Help Form: Money Damages for Illegal Utilities Shut Off
Use this interactive interview to assist you in filling out a Complaint of Damage and Notice of Hearing asking the court to order your landlord to pay you money (“damages”) to compensate you for your utility shut-off.
Self-Help Form: Motion and Affidavit to Waive Filing Fees - Oahu (First Circuit)
Use this interactive interview to complete the form asking the court to waive your filing fees because you cannot afford to pay such costs. This could be used for Family Court cases where there are filing fees including Divorce, Paternity, Adoption and Guardianship.
Self-Help Form: Motion and Declaration for Post Decree Relief
Use this interactive interview if you want to complete a Motion and Declaration for Post Decree Relief in Family Court requesting the court to modify or make changes to a Divorce Decree.
Self-Help Form: Motion and Declaration for Post Decree Relief - Maui (Second Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you want to complete a Motion and Declaration for Post Decree Relief requesting the court to modify or make changes to a Divorce Decree entered in Family Court of the Second Circuit.
Self-Help Form: Motion and Declaration for Pre-Decree Relief
Use this interactive interview if you want to complete a Motion and Declaration for Pre-Decree Relief in Family Court requesting every type of available relief in a case where a Divorce Decree has not yet been made final.
Self-Help Form: Motion for Service by Mail
Use this interactive interview to complete a Motion for Service by Mail and Affidavit; Order for Service by Mail is required in a Divorce case if your spouse lives on a different island to obtain the court's approval before serving your spouse by certified or registered mail.
Self-Help Form: Motion to Set Aside
Use this interactive interview if you would like to complete the Motion to Set Aside District court form. This form asks the Judge to reopen your case and to set a hearing date for you to explain why you did not come to your hearing.
Self-Help Form: Paternity Modification Part 2 - Oahu (First Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to complete the last form required to request relief (modification/enforcement of existing custody, visitation, and child support orders) after a paternity judgment has been entered and if you will file in Family Court of the First Circuit (Oahu).
Self-Help Form: Paternity Modification Part 1 - Oahu (First Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to complete the first set of forms required to request relief (modification/enforcement of existing custody, visitation, and child support orders) after a paternity judgment has been entered and if you will file in Family Court of the First Circuit (Oahu).
Self-Help Form: Petition for Paternity or for Custody, Visitation, and Support Orders after VEP Part 1 - Oahu (First Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to begin the court process of paternity and will file in Family Court of the First Circuit (Oahu).
Self-Help Form: Petition for Paternity or for Custody, Visitation, Support Orders after VEP - Maui (Second Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to petition for Custody, Visitation, and Support Orders after Voluntary Establishment of Paternity and will file in Family Court of the Second Circuit (Maui).
Self-Help Form: Power of Attorney
Use this interactive interview if you would like to create a Power of Attorney to give a person powers related to your child(ren).
Self-Help Form: Proposed Parenting Plan
Use this interactive interview if you would like to complete the court form for a Proposed Parenting Plan to be submitted in either a Divorce or Custody court case in the State of Hawaii.
Self-Help Form: Relief from District Court Costs
Use this interactive interview if you would like to complete the Relief from Court Costs District court form, asking the court to waive your court filing fees because you cannot afford such costs.
Self-Help Form: Security Deposit Demand Letter
Use this interactive interview if you would like to create a demand letter to your Landlord to return your security deposit.