Rule 33 - Hawai ' I Appellate Mediation Program and Appeal Conferences(a)Appellate Mediation. If an appeal, including any cross-appeal, is selected, attorneys and parties, shall participate in the Hawai'i Appellate Mediation Program established by the Hawai'i Appellate Mediation Program Rules.(b)Appellate Conference. The appellate court before which the case is pending may direct the attorneys or the self-represented parties to appear before the court or a judge or justice thereof for a conference to consider the simplification of the issues and such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case by the appellate court. The appellate court or judge or justice shall enter an order that recites the action taken at the conference and the agreements made by the parties as to the matters considered and that limits the issue to those not disposed of by admissions or agreements of the parties. Such order, when entered, shall control the subsequent course of the proceedings, unless modified to prevent manifest injustice.Amended December 6, 1999, effective 1/1/2000; further amended September 7, 2011, effective 1/1/2012.