HB 299 Summary

• Reduces the filing deadline for applications for writs of certiorari with the Hawaii Supreme Court from 90 days to 30 days after the intermediate appellate court files its judgment or dismissal order.

• Allows parties to request a written extension of up to an additional 30 days for filing, provided the request is submitted before the initial 30-day period expires.

• Maintains the 15-day deadline for filing opposition to a certiorari application and the 30-day deadline for the supreme court to accept or reject the application.

• Applies to cases where the intermediate appellate court's judgment or dismissal order was filed on or after January 1, 2012; earlier cases remain subject to the previous 90-day deadline.