§286-129 Appeal to circuit court. Any
applicant who has been refused a license after at least three examinations, or
who has been refused any examination, and every licensee whose license has been
suspended, revoked, or canceled by the examiner of drivers, may appeal from
such refusal, suspension, revocation, or cancellation to the circuit court of
the circuit in which the applicant or licensee resides by filing a notice of
appeal in such court within thirty days after being notified of the refusal,
suspension, revocation, or cancellation. The appeal shall not operate as a
stay to the order or decision appealed from. The appeal shall be subject to
such procedure and rules as may be prescribed by the court and the decision of
the court shall be final except as otherwise provided in chapter 91. [L 1937, c
234, §26; RL 1945, §7327; RL 1955, §160-59; am L 1965, c 96, §100; HRS
§286-129; am L 1970, c 164, §3]
Rules of Court
Appeal, see HRCP rule 72.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case:
State v. Gustafson, 515 P.2d 1256 (Haw. 1973).
State v. Gustafson, 515 P.2d 1256 (Haw. 1973).
· cites it 6× “" HRS § 286-129, in turn, allows appeals to the circuit court by applicants who are denied licenses by the examiner of chauffeurs, and declares that the decision of the circuit court on review "shall be final except as otherwise provided in [HRS ch.”
State v. Gustafson, 511 P.2d 161 (Haw. 1973).
· cites it 2× “Accordingly, § 286-157 provides for an appeal from the decision of the district judge revoking a driver’s license under HRS § 286-155, “in the manner” provided in § 286-129. Section 286-129 provides for an appeal from the decision of the examiner of chauffeurs to the circuit…”
Pernis v. Exam'r of Drivers (Haw. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “On April 21, 2021, Appellee-Appellee Examiner of Drivers, Driver License Division, Vehicle Registration and Licensing Department of Finance, County of Hawaiʻi (licensing examiner) sent a letter to Van Pernis, suspending Van Pernis's driver's license pursuant to HRS § 286-129…”
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