Rule 95 - Acknowledgement of Authority(a) Application. To obtain an Acknowledgment of Authority pursuant to HRS. §560:4-205, a domiciliary foreign personal representative shall file with the Registrar (1) an Application for Issuance of Acknowledgment of Authority signed by the foreign personal representative or its counsel verifying the foreign personal representative's appointment in the decedent's domicile and requesting the issuance of an Acknowledgment of Authority, and (2) certified copies of the foreign personal representative's Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration, along with a certified copy of any official bond. A domiciliary foreign personal representative appointed in a country other than the United States, shall file with the Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration and bond, (i) an authentication pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) of the Hawai'i Probate Rules, and (ii) a translation of any non-English documents pursuant to Rule 15(d) of the Hawai'i Probate Rules. (b) Acknowledgment. If the Application for Issuance of Acknowledgment of Authority is approved by the Registrar, the Registrar shall issue an Acknowledgment of Authority, which shall expire three years from the date of issuance, and such limitation shall be stated on the face of the acknowledgment of authority. Added June 25, 2003, effective 7/1/2003.