HRS §672B-8
Who must attend the claim hearing
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says who has to show up at a design claim conciliation panel hearing. Unless the panel lets someone skip it, the person making the claim, the design professional being claimed against (or their authorized non-lawyer representative), and their lawyers must attend.
The statute, as written — Design claim conciliation panel hearing; persons attending
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.
Unless excluded or excused by the panel, the following persons shall attend hearings before the panel: (1) The party or parties making the claim; (2) The design professional against whom the claim is made or representatives thereof, other than counsel, authorized to act for the design professional; or (3) Counsel for the parties, if any.
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