HRS §672B-12
Choosing court instead of arbitration after a design claim
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗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.
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The statute, as written — Arbitration; subsequent litigation
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.
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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