As amended through September 30, 2024
Rule 30 - Interrogatories and Admissions(a) Objection by party. The party objecting to an interrogatory shall serve an answer thereto within 10 days after receiving notice of the court's order overruling the objection, unless otherwise ordered by the court. Answers or objections to interrogatories pursuant to Rule 33 of the Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure or Hawai'i Family Court Rules shall identify and quote each interrogatory in full immediately preceding the statement of any answer or objection thereto. Motions to compel answers to specific interrogatories shall also identify and quote each interrogatory in full. Responses and objections to requests for admissions pursuant to Rule 36 of the Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure or Hawai'i Family Court Rules shall identify and quote each request for admission in full immediately preceding the statement of any answer or objection thereto. (b) Form. Interrogatories and requests for admission served pursuant to Rule 33 and Rule 36, Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure or Hawai'i Family Court Rules, shall provide reasonably sufficient space for the answer after each interrogatory or request. Two sets of the interrogatories or requests for admission shall be served upon the adverse party. Those interrogatories shall not exceed 60 in number, counting any subparts or subquestions as individual questions, without prior leave of court or written stipulation of the parties pursuant to Rule 29 of the Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure. Amended March 6, 1980, effective 3/6/1980, further amended March 16, 1984, partly effective 3/16/1984, fully effective 5/1/1984; further amended October 8, 2004, effective 1/1/2005.