Rule 2 - CERTIFICATION OF COURT REPORTERS(a) No person shall engage in the verbatim reporting of trials or judicial proceedings in any of the courts of the State of Hawai'i, nor shall any person engage in the taking of oral depositions, for use in the courts of this state, unless such person shall possess a certificate as a Hawai'i certified shorthand reporter issued by the supreme court through the Hawai'i Board of Certified Shorthand Reporters.(b) Unless specifically exempted by order of the supreme court, Hawaii certified shorthand reporters shall not file any verbatim transcripts or recordings of any trial or judicial proceeding in any of the courts of the State of Hawai'i, nor any transcripts or recordings of any oral depositions taken in Hawai'i, for use in the courts of this state, until said reporter signs said transcript or recording, certifying it as a true and correct transcription or recording of the proceeding in question.(c) Unless specifically exempted by order of the supreme court, no transcripts of depositions upon written interrogatories shall be accepted for filing unless signed and certified by a Hawai'i certified shorthand reporter certifying that same were taken under his or her direction and control.(d) Unless specifically exempted by order of the supreme court, no videotape depositions shall be accepted for filing unless accompanied by a written transcript of the proceedings prepared, signed, and certified by, a Hawai'i certified shorthand reporter.(e) The form of certification required shall be established by the Hawai'i Board of Certified Shorthand Reporters. This Rule shall not apply to depositions taken and transcribed outside of the State of Hawai'i.(f) Any person to whom a certificate is issued shall use the title "Certified Shorthand Reporter" or the abbreviation "CSR" with the reporter's identification number upon the certification of any transcript. Violation of this Rule shall be subject to such sanctions as the court deems appropriate.Amended January 16, 1991, effective 1/16/1991; further amended November 10, 1992, effective 11/10/1992; amended April 25, 2003, effective 7/1/2003; further amended August 7, 2015, effective 1/1/2016.