Unless the requestor is statutorily exempt from the transcript prepayment or deposit requirement, each request shall be accompanied by either a certificate by the reporter being required to prepare a transcript that the reporter has been paid or has waived prepayment; or a declaration that the party ordering the transcript has submitted to the court reporter a deposit of the approximate cost of the transcript fees, as computed by the reporter in advance in writing at the rate established by the Rules Governing Court Reporting in the State of Hawai'i; or a declaration that the party ordering the transcript has submitted to the court reporter a deposit of the approximate cost of the transcript fees, as computed in advance in writing, at the rate of $150 for each hour of proceedings to be transcribed.
Haw. R. App. P. 10