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: Eviction Counterclaim
Use this interactive interview if you would like assistance filling out a court form to dismiss claims made by your landlord in an eviction case against you as the tenant of a rental.
Self-Help Form: Form Letter and TRO for Illegal Lockout
Use this interactive interview to fill out a Form letter asking your landlord to allow you back into your rental unit or stop him/her from locking you out illegally and Court Forms asking the court to order your landlord to let you back into the unit.
Self-Help Form: Form Letter and TRO for Illegal Utilities Shut Off
Use this interactive interview to fill out a Form letter and Court Forms asking your landlord to turn the utilities that were illegally shut off back on.
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 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: 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.
Self-Help Form: Statement of Claim, Security Deposit - Hawaii Island (Third Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to recover your security deposit from your Landlord in the Third Circuit, Hawaii Island.
Self-Help Form: Statement of Claim, Security Deposit - Kauai (Fifth Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to recover your security deposit from your Landlord in the Fifth Circuit, the island of Kauai.
Self-Help Form: Statement of Claim, Security Deposit - Maui (Second Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to recover your security deposit from your Landlord in the Second Circuit (Maui, Molokai, Lanai).
Self-Help Form: Statement of Claim, Security Deposit - Oahu (First Circuit)
Use this interactive interview if you would like to recover your security deposit from your Landlord on Oahu.