HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE

ARTICLE I.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Rule 100  Title and citation.  These rules shall be known and cited as the Hawaii Rules of Evidence.  Each rule shall be cited by its number.  A complete citation to a rule may read as follows:  Rule ___, Hawaii Rules of Evidence, Chapter 626, Hawaii Revised Statutes. [L 1980, c 164, pt of §1]

RULE 100 COMMENTARY

  The purpose of this chapter is to codify the law of evidence, to promote informed judicial rulings on evidence points, and to achieve uniformity in the treatment of evidence among the courts of this State.