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- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission) · Hawaii
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- RSCH Rules 1-2
- Issued
- 2020-07-22 July 22, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-22
- End
- provisional licenses expire July 1, 2022 (read as 2022-07-01)
- In force
- July 22, 2020 to July 1, 2022
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capCourts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- applicants registered for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 Hawaii bar examination
- law firms employing provisional licensees
- Functions reached
- HR admission of the 2020 class by provisional license (in force through Q3 2021 and beyond)
- GATH the postponed Sept. 2020 sitting held under distancing, screening and masks
- CS
- Collection
- State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS
Operative words
WHEREAS, there exist significant logistical challenges and health concerns surrounding sitting for a traditional bar exam during the COVID-19 pandemic, and WHEREAS, although protective measures such as social distancing, health screening, use of masks, and enhanced cleaning will be implemented for the Hawaii bar exam now scheduled for September 9 and 10, 2020, nevertheless significant concerns may still exist for some applicants... NOW, THEREFORE, the court hereby orders that individuals who registered for the written bar examination now scheduled for September 9 and 10, 2020 who are approved by order of this court to sit for that exam may, in the alternative to completing the written examination, elect to be provisionally admitted as an attorney of this State, without written examination, by provisional license that shall expire on July 1, 2022
Enforcement
Notes
The Court recites that the July exam was moved to September and conditioned on 'social distancing, health screening, use of masks, and enhanced cleaning.'