Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658A-25

Current through Act 47 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 658A-25 - Judgment on award; attorney's fees and litigation expenses
(a) Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity therewith. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action.
(b) A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings.
(c) On application of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under section 658A-22, 658A-23, or 658A-24, the court may add reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation incurred in a judicial proceeding after the award is made to a judgment confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award.

HRS § 658A-25

L 2001, c 265 , pt of §1 .

Under subsection (c), union-appellant, representative of real party in interest city worker, was not entitled to an award of attorney's fees incurred during a proceeding filed against worker's employer to enforce an uncontested judgment confirming an arbitration award. 119 H. 201 (App.), 194 P.3d 1163.