People v. Herskovic

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• holding that this court is obligated to interpret pleadings prepared by self- represented litigants liberally to the extent \the litigant's argument can reasonably be discerned\
• stating that to promote access to justice, pleadings prepared by self-represented litigants should be interpreted liberally
• stating that to promote access to justice, pleadings prepared by self-represented litigants should be interpreted liberally
• instructing that self-represented litigants should not automatically be foreclosed from appellate review because they fail to comply with court rules
• reiterating that Hawai‘i courts have \long adhered to the policy of affording litigants the opportunity to be heard on the merits whenever possible\ (citation omitted)
• stating that, to promote access to justice, pleadings prepared by self-represented litigants should be interpreted liberally, and self-represented litigants should not be automatically foreclosed from appellate review for failure to comply with court rules

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