HRS §658A-8
Temporary court orders to protect arbitration
This section explains when a court or an arbitrator can issue temporary orders to protect the arbitration process. Before an arbitrator is chosen, a party can ask the court for such orders if there is a good reason. After the arbitrator is chosen, the arbitrator can issue these orders, and a party can only go to court if it is urgent and the arbitrator cannot act in time. Asking for these orders does not give up the right to arbitrate.
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The statute, as written — Provisional remedies
(a) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action. (b) After an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act: (1) The arbitrator may issue such orders for provisional remedies, including interim awards, as the arbitrator finds necessary to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding and to promote the fair and expeditious resolution of the controversy, to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action; and (2) A party to an arbitration proceeding may move the court for a provisional remedy only if the matter is urgent and the arbitrator is not able to act timely or the arbitrator cannot provide an adequate remedy. (c) A party does not waive a right of arbitration by making a motion under subsection (a) or (b).
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