HRS §672B-12
Choosing court instead of arbitration after a design claim
This section lets a person with a claim against a design professional choose to skip the court-annexed arbitration program. This choice can be made after the claim has gone through the design claim conciliation panel and the panel has made a decision or the time for it to decide has run out.
everyone
The statute, as written — Arbitration; subsequent litigation
Any person or the person's representative claiming that a tort has been committed by a design professional or any design professional against whom a claim has been made may elect to bypass the court annexed arbitration program under section 601-20 after the claim has been submitted to the design claim conciliation panel and the panel has rendered a decision or has not reached a decision within the tolling period of the statute of limitations under section 672B-15.
Sections this one refers to
§601-20 Court-run arbitration for smaller injury lawsuits
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