HRS §658A-11
How arbitrators are chosen and who can serve
This section explains how an arbitrator is picked. If the parties agreed on a way to choose one, that way is used unless it fails. If there is no agreement or the method fails, a court can appoint an arbitrator. A person with a conflict of interest cannot serve as a neutral arbitrator.
courts
The statute, as written — Appointment of arbitrator; service as a neutral arbitrator
(a) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method shall be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails, or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the court, on motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, shall appoint the arbitrator. An arbitrator so appointed has all the powers of an arbitrator designated in the agreement to arbitrate or appointed pursuant to the agreed method. (b) An individual who has a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding or a known, existing, and substantial relationship with a party may not serve as an arbitrator required by an agreement to be neutral.
LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.