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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-175 (2026)

  Powers of supreme court; costs

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     §11-175  Powers of supreme court; costs.  The supreme court may compel the attendance of witnesses, punish contempts, and do whatsoever else may be necessary fully to determine the proceedings, and enforce its decrees therein.  The court may make such special rules as it may find necessary or proper.  The costs shall be as provided by the supreme court by rule. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(ccc); am L 1993, c 6, §3]

 

Case Notes

 

  Where it could not be said that defendants engaged in repeated violations of the same matters under the Hawaii constitution, sanctions in the form of attorneys' fees pursuant to this section were not appropriate.  110 H. 327, 132 P.3d 1238.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1997–2013 · leading case: Nelson v. Hawaiian Homes Comm'n, 307 P.3d 142 (Haw. 2013).
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Nelson v. Hawaiian Homes Comm'n, 307 P.3d 142 (Haw. 2013). · cites it 10× “2005) 7 authorized the court to award fees, and that “the court’s inherent equitable power pursuant to HRS §§ 11-175 (1998) and 602-5(7) (1993) authorizes the award of attorneys’ fees and costs in this election ease affecting the public interest^]” 110 Hawai'i at 331 , 132 P.”
Taomae v. Lingle, 118 P.3d 1188 (Haw. 2005). · cites it 4× “18 See also HRS § 11-175 (1993). 19 XIY. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ requests for (1) a declaration that H.”
Sierra Club v. Dep't of Transp. of the State, 202 P.3d 1226 (Haw. 2009). · cites it 2× “This court in Taomae rejected on its merits the plaintiffs’ argument that they were entitled to attorney's fees pursuant to HRS § 11-175. As to the plaintiffs' other fee arguments, this court said that, because "[the p]laintiffs’ arguments that [attorney’s] fees should be…”
Taomae v. Lingle, 132 P.3d 1238 (Haw. 2006). · cites it 21× “2005) [3] authorizes the award of such fees and *1241 costs inasmuch as Defendants' arguments in the underlying proceeding were frivolous, (2) a waiver of sovereign immunity does not preclude an award of fees and costs, and (3) HRS § 11-175 (1993) [4] vests this court with "the…”
Akaka v. Yoshina, 935 P.2d 98 (Haw. 1997). · cites it 2× “HRS § 11-175 (1993) states: Powers of supreme court; costs.”
State v. Kotis, 984 P.2d 78 (Haw. 1999). “The Department of Health appears to have arrived at the same conclusion, as demonstrated by HAR § 11-175^45 (1988), the rule promulgated to enforce HRS § 334E-2.”
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