State v. Vaimili.

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (the court) 1 was right in denying the Motion for Relief from Forfeiture of Bail Bond filed on November 2, 2011 (November 2 Motion for Relief) by Petitioner/Surety-Appellant Freedom Bail Bonds (Petitioner). In doing so we conclude that (1) the November 2 Motion for Relief could not be brought under Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP) Rule 60(b) 2 because pursuant to HRCP Rule 81(a)(8), 3 the rules of civil procedure do not apply to bond forfeiture proceedings, (2) the statement in Hawaii Revised Statutes…