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HRS §641-1

When you can appeal a court decision in a civil case

This section explains when you can appeal a civil court decision. You can appeal final decisions from certain courts. You can also ask a circuit court to allow an appeal of a non-final decision, but the court can say no, and that refusal cannot be challenged.

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The statute, as written — Appeals as of right or interlocutory, civil matters

(a) Appeals shall be allowed in civil matters from all final judgments, orders, or decrees of circuit and district courts and the land court to the intermediate appellate court, subject to chapter 602. (b) Upon application made within the time provided by the rules of court, an appeal in a civil matter may be allowed by a circuit court in its discretion from an order denying a motion to dismiss or from any interlocutory judgment, order, or decree whenever the circuit court may think the same advisable for the speedy termination of litigation before it. The refusal of the circuit court to allow an appeal from an interlocutory judgment, order, or decree shall not be reviewable by any other court. (c) An appeal shall be taken in the manner and within the time provided by the rules of court.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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