HRS §206M-19

Court cases about this law get priority

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This section says that any court case about whether this law is valid, involving the development corporation, the State, or a county, must be heard before most other civil cases—except election cases. The development corporation can also ask for this priority if it joins a case questioning the law.

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The statute, as written — Court proceedings; preferences

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any action or proceeding to which the development corporation, the State, or a county may be party, in which any question arises as to the validity of this chapter, shall be preferred over all other civil causes, except election cases, without respect to position on the calendar. The same preference shall be given upon application of counsel for the development corporation in any action or proceeding questioning the validity of this chapter in which the development corporation has duly intervened.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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