Haw. Code R. § 18-237-29.53-07
Legal services provided to a party in a judicial action or proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration, mediation, or other method of dispute resolution are used or consumed where the case or matter is filed For purposes of this section, "party" means a party in an action or proceeding, including but not limited to, a plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, appellant, appellee, or real party in interest
Example 1: Annie Attorney, an attorney based in Hawaii, is hired by Aaron Appellant, a Hawaii resident, to represent him in an appeal pending in the Court of Appeals in California. Annie Attorney drafts the briefs in her office in Hawaii and attends the hearing in California. All of the value or gross income that Annie Attorney receives from Aaron Appellant is exempt under section 237-29.53, HRS, because Annie Attorney's services are used or consumed in California, where the case was filed.
Example 2: Annie Attorney, an attorney based in Hawaii, is hired by Daniel Defendant, an Oregon resident, to represent him in a lawsuit filed against him in Hawaii. All of the value or gross income that Annie Attorney receives from Daniel Defendant is not exempt under section 237-29.53, HRS, because Annie Attorney's services are used or consumed in Hawaii, where the case was filed.
Example 3: XYZ, a multistate business, hires Legal Services LLP, a law firm with offices throughout the United States, including California and Hawaii, to represent it in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court in Hawaii. The California office of Legal Services LLP performed eighty hours of work on the case and the Hawaii office of Legal Services LLP performed twenty hours of work on the case. All of the value or gross income that Legal Services LLP receives for its work performed in the California and Hawaii offices is not exempt under section 237-29.53, HRS, because Legal Services LLP's services are used or consumed in Hawaii, where the case was filed.
Example 4: Chris Client, a Hawaii resident, hires Legal Services LLP, a law firm with offices throughout the United States, to represent him in a personal injury case in California. Legal Services LLP drafts a complaint to be filed in California. Before the complaint is filed, however, Legal Services LLP settles the dispute. Because the complaint was not filed, section 18-237-29.53-07 does not apply. Instead, section 18-237-29.53-11 will apply.
Haw. Code R. § 18-237-29.53-07