HB2194 Summary

• Adds a new section to Chapter 602 of Hawaii Revised Statutes allowing inferior courts to certify questions or propositions of law to the Hawaii Supreme Court for cases the Supreme Court has remanded.

• Requires the certified question to include a statement of the case nature and facts on which the legal question arises, with questions stated separately and with precision.

• Mandates the Supreme Court answer certified questions within an unspecified number of calendar days of receipt (specific number left blank in bill text).

• Authorizes the Supreme Court to adopt rules governing the preparation and presentation of certificates and associated briefs.

• Takes effect July 1, 2050.