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c°,;?~~yo'N~9~, Harry Kim 6riy Lincoln S.T. Ashlda Maynr ,e J L Cngwratinn Cnun.rd : ~,.ul (I~1Y 15 t t7 2 ~ ~ Gerald Takase 4~r~ or~e~'M~ Axsirtant Coproratinn Counsel ~II1iTCf~T II~ ~2CftI2iTi OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720.4262 • (808) 961-8251 • FAX (808) 961.8622 May 17, 2004 Constance Kiriu, Legislative Auditor County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Ms. Kiriu: Re: Hague Convention Requirements Rush Request In your a-mail of May 13, 2004, you ask for clarification of expenditure (010-121-5215.40-115-Hague Convention Requirements). In 1969, the United States of America entered into amulti-national agreement on how each signing country would treat the other country's citizens. This, of course, is a simplified explanation of the Hague Convention ("Convention"), but gives you the basic idea. Part of the Convention's agreements was that when one citizen or governmental body sought to initiate legal service of process against a citizen of another country in their home country, service is required to be according to the rules set out by the Convention. This legal service of process is known in Convention terms as "Service Abroad of Extra-Judicial Documents." It should be noted that not all participating countries signed off on the same provisions. Therefore, country "A" may require service on their Minister of Foreign Affairs with translation into the native language of the person sought to be served, with service being done by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, while country "B" may require only translation with direct service on the person being sought. Yet, country "C" may require something totally different. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Comm. No. SZ~•~Z Ref. Toprese u~~ Ref. Uate