stipulations or receive payment or enter satisfaction of judgment, decree, or order.
In every action or proceeding in which a party is represented by an attorney
who is a member of the bar of this court but who does not maintain an office
within the district, the court may order the attorney to designate in the pleadings a
member in good standing of the State Bar of Hawaii who maintains an office
within the district, and is a member of the bar of this court upon whom copies of
pleadings may be served and with whom the district judge and opposing counsel
may communicate concerning the conduct of the action. The associated attorney
shall participate in all court proceedings unless otherwise ordered by the court but
need not attend depositions or participate in other discovery. Any document
required or authorized to be served upon counsel by the Federal Rules of Civil or
Criminal Procedure, or by the Local Rules, shall be served upon the associated
attorney, which shall be deemed proper and effective service. Nothing in the Local
Rules shall prohibit any individual from appearing pro se.
