Rule 1.1 - Electronic Filing and Construction of Rules(a) Registration Required. As provided by the Hawai'i Electronic Filing and Service Rules, unless exempted by the court, each attorney representing a party to a case maintained in the Judiciary Information Management System (JIMS) shall register as a Judiciary Electronic Filing and Service(JEFS) User and shall file all documents electronically. A self-represented party may register as a JEFS User for the case in which the self-represented party is a natural person party. (b) Interpretation. These Rules shall be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action. These Rules shall be read and construed with reference to each other: the Hawai'i Electronic Filing and Service Rules, the Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawai'i, and the Hawai'i Court Records Rules. The Rules of the Land Court shall apply unless an issue is not covered by these Rules, in which case the Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawai'i shall apply, in this order. To the extent there is any conflict between these Rules and the Hawai'i Court Records Rules or the Hawai'i Electronic Filing and Service Rules, the latter shall prevail.(c)Effect of Hawaii Electronic Filing and Service Rules. Documens filed and notices given in accordance with the HawainElectronic Filing and Service Rules shall be deemed to comply with the filing, mailing, certified mailing, notice and service requirements of any part of these Rules.(d)Effects of automation on processes and procedure. Duties set out in these Rules may be performed by automation.(e)Definition. All definitions will be interpreted consistently with those of Rule 1 of the Hawai'i Electronic Filing and Service Rules.Adopted November 6, 2019, effective 11/17/2019.