Section 16-601-16 - Format for pleadings and other documents(a) Pleadings, briefs, and other documents shall be typewritten upon paper 8-1/2 x 11 inches in size. Tables, maps, charts, exhibits, or appendices may be larger but shall be folded to that size where practical. The impression shall be double-spaced, except that footnotes and quotations in excess of a few lines may be single-spaced. Reproduction may be by any process which makes clear and permanently legible copies.(b) Pleadings, briefs, and other documents shall show the title of the proceeding, the docket number assigned by the chief clerk, the nature of the document, and the name and address of the person or attorney filing the document.(c) The original of each document, including applications, complaints, answers, motions, notices, briefs, and amendments shall be signed in black ink by each party or its counsel. Any handwritten entries on documents shall also be in black ink. If a party is a corporation or association, the document may be signed by an officer.(d) The format for pleadings and motions as prescribed by Rule 3 of the Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawaii may be used in lieu of the requirements of this section.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-6, 271-9, 271G-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-6, 271-31, 271G-23)