HRS §658A-26
Which courts can enforce arbitration agreements
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that a court in Hawaii with power over the case and the people involved can enforce an agreement to arbitrate. If the agreement says arbitration happens in Hawaii, that court has the exclusive right to turn the arbitration result into a court judgment.
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The statute, as written — Jurisdiction
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.
(a) A court of this State having jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties may enforce an agreement to arbitrate. (b) An agreement to arbitrate providing for arbitration in this State confers exclusive jurisdiction on the court to enter judgment on an award under this chapter.
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