HRS §602-55
Hearings before panels and substitute judges
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Parties have the right to a hearing before a panel of at least three intermediate appellate judges. If judges are unavailable, the chief justice can appoint temporary substitutes. Temporary judges cannot practice law and are paid per day like regular judges.
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The statute, as written — Panels; substitute judge
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.
Parties shall be entitled to a hearing before a panel of not less than three intermediate appellate judges. In case of vacancy, or if the number of available intermediate appellate judges is insufficient to make up a panel because of disqualification, the chief justice of the supreme court may designate circuit judges, retired intermediate appellate judges, or retired supreme court justices to temporarily fill the vacancy or the need to make up a panel. A judge serving temporarily shall not be actively engaged in the practice of law. Substitute judges shall be compensated per diem at a rate of pay equivalent to that of associate intermediate appellate judges.
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