· 5/20/1999
Arbitration Between Kalawaia v. AIG Hawai'i Insurance Co.
Citations
- 977 P.2d 175
- 90 Haw. 167
- 1999 Haw. LEXIS 154
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the state circuit court did not have the authority to award prejudgment interest for matters occurring prior to arbitration award
- recognizing that lessor was “statutorily entitled to interest” under what is now Haw. Rev. Stat. § 478-2
- rejecting circuit court’s award of prejudgement interest because the arbitration award itself encompassed any applicable prejudgement interest
- rejecting circuit court's award of prejudgement interest because the arbitration award itself encompassed any applicable prejudgement interest
- trial court had the power to award prejudgment interest on proceedings to confirm arbitration award when \necessary to correct injustice caused by delay in the confirmation of the award\
- trial court had the power to award prejudgment interest on proceedings to confirm arbitration award when “necessary to correct injustice caused by delay in the confirmation of the award”
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Judges: Moon, Klein, Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil
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