Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 4. Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 658J-13

(1) Select the rules for conducting the arbitration;

(2) Hold conferences with the parties before a hearing;

(3) Determine the date, time, and place of a hearing;

(4) Require a party to provide:

(5) Meet with or interview a child who is the subject of a child-related dispute;

(6) Appoint a private expert at the expense of the parties;

(7) Administer an oath or affirmation and issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness or the production of documents and other evidence at a hearing;

(8) Compel discovery concerning the family law dispute and determine the date, time, and place of discovery;

(9) Determine the admissibility and weight of evidence;

(10) Permit deposition of a witness for use as evidence at a hearing;

(11) For good cause, prohibit a party from disclosing information;

(12) Appoint an attorney, guardian ad litem, or other representative for a child at the expense of the parties;

(13) Impose a procedure to protect a party or child from risk of harm, harassment, or intimidation;

(14) Allocate arbitration fees, attorney's fees, expert-witness fees, and other costs to the parties; and

(15) Impose a sanction on a party for bad faith or misconduct during the arbitration according to standards governing imposition of a sanction for litigant misconduct in a family law proceeding.