As amended through September 30, 2024
Rule 22 - Request for Trial De Novo(A) Within twenty (20) days after the award is served upon the parties, any party may file with the clerk of the court and serve on the other parties and the Arbitration Administrator a written Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo of the action. This period may be extended, to a period of no more than forty (40) days after the award is served upon the parties, by stipulation signed by all parties remaining in the action and filed with the Arbitration Administrator within twenty (20) days after service of the award upon the parties.(B) After the filing and service of the written Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo, the case shall be set for trial pursuant to applicable court rules.(C) Demand For Jury Trial. (1) If any issue in the action is triable of right by a jury and a jury trial is not demanded by the date the decision exempting or removing the case from the Program is served upon the parties, the trial shall include a jury if a demand for jury trial is served upon the parties not later than ten (10) days after service of the decision exempting or removing the case from the Program or by the deadline set forth in the Hawai?i Rules of Civil Procedure, whichever is later, and the demand is filed in accordance with the Hawai?i Rules of Civil Procedure. The demand for jury trial fee shall be paid as provided by law.(2) If any issue in the action is triable of right by a jury and a jury trial is not demanded by the date the Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo is served upon the parties, the trial de novo shall include a jury if a demand for jury trial is served upon the parties not later than ten (10) days after service of the Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo, and the demand is filed in accordance with the Hawai?i Rules of Civil Procedure. The demand for jury trial fee shall be paid as provided by law.(3) In the case of an action admitted or readmitted to the Program after being exempted or removed, if any issue in the action is triable of right by a jury and a jury trial is not demanded by the date the Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo is served upon the parties, subsection (C)(2) of this rule shall govern. (D) After a written Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo has been filed and served, it may not be withdrawn except by stipulation of all remaining parties or by order of the Arbitration Judge. The Arbitration Judge shall not allow withdrawal of a Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo over objection of any non-appealing party but may order that an objecting party be deemed an appealing party for purposes of these rules. The Arbitration Judge in allowing a withdrawal may do so upon such terms and conditions as the Court deems proper, including an order that the appealing party pay the attorneys' fees and costs incurred by non-appealing parties after service of the Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo. In the event a Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo is withdrawn pursuant to this rule and no other Notice of Appeal and Request for Trial De Novo remains, judgment shall be entered in accordance with Rule 21.Amended November 3, 1994, November 14, 1994 and December 21, 1994, partly effective 1/2/1995, fully effective 2/1/1995; further amended and effective 5/22/1996; further amended January 5, 2006, effective 7/1/2006.