Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 368-14 (2026)

Commission hearings

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§368-14 Commission hearings. (a) If, fifteen days after service of the final conciliation demand, the commission finds that conciliation will not resolve the complaint, the commission shall appoint a hearings examiner and schedule a contested case hearing that shall be held in accordance with chapter 91. The case in support of the complaint shall be presented at the hearing by counsel provided by the commission. Following the completion of the contested case hearing, the hearings examiner shall issue a proposed decision containing a statement of reasons including a determination of each issue of fact or law necessary to the proposed decision which shall be served upon the parties. Any party adversely affected by the proposed decision may file exceptions and present argument to the commission which shall consider the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by the parties. If the commission finds that unlawful discrimination has occurred, the commission shall issue a decision and order in accordance with chapter 91 requiring the respondent to cease the unlawful practice and to take appropriate remedial action. If there is no finding of discrimination, the commission shall issue an order dismissing the case.

(b) At any time after a complaint is filed, the commission may file a petition in the circuit court in the circuit in which the subject of the complaint occurred, or in the circuit in which a respondent resides or transacts business, seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of proceedings under this chapter, including an order or decree restraining the respondent from doing or procuring any act tending to render ineffectual any order the commission may enter with respect to the complaint. The court may grant the temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper, but no relief or order extending beyond five days shall be granted except by consent of the respondent or after hearing upon notice to the respondent and a finding by the court that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice.

If a complaint is dismissed by final order of the commission or a court after a court has granted temporary relief or a restraining order under this subsection, the respondent is entitled to recover from the State damages and costs, not to exceed a total of $500, sustained by reason of the temporary relief or restraining order in an action in the court that granted the temporary relief or restraining order. [L 1989, c 386, pt of §1; am L 1991, c 252, §5]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2003–2017 · leading case: SCI Mgmt. Corp. v. Sims, 71 P.3d 389 (Haw. 2003).

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SCI Mgmt. Corp. v. Sims, 71 P.3d 389 (Haw. 2003). · cites it 8× “Because, under the majority's rule, the outcome before the commission is always potentially subject to a retrial *406 at the employer's behest, the administrative hearing before the commission, see HRS § 368-14 (1993), will not provide a means of formally ending the dispute.”

Tamashiro v. Dep't of Human Servs., 146 P.3d 103 (Haw. 2006). · cites it 4× “2005) (requiring the civil rights commission to "adopt rules under [C]hapter 91") and HRS § 368-14 (1993) (providing that civil rights commission hearings to be conducted in accordance with Chapter 91); (2) HRS § 431:10B-113(a) (2005) (adopting Chapter 91's rule-making…”

RGIS Inventory Specialist v. Hawai'i Civil Rights Comm'n, 86 P.3d 449 (Haw. 2004). · cites it 4× “”); HRS § 368-14(a) (1993) (“If ... the commission finds that conciliation will not resolve the complaint, the commission shall appoint a hearings examiner and schedule a contested case hear *162 ing.”

Epileptic Found. v. City & Cnty. of Maui, 300 F. Supp. 2d 1003 (D. Haw. 2004). · cites it 2× “2002), conduct hearings, Haw. Rev.Stat. § 368-14 (1999), and order relief, Haw.”

Hawai'i Tech. Academy v. LE. (Haw. 2017). · cites it 2× “Act 386 also created “Remedies” for the HCRC (now Part II of Chapter 368), including HRS § 368-11 (Complaint against unlawful discrimination); HRS § 368-12 (Notice of right to sue); HRS § 368-13 (Investigation and conciliation of complaint); HRS § 368-14 (Commission hearings);…”

— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 368-14(a) — 2 cases

SCI Mgmt. Corp. v. Sims, 71 P.3d 389 (Haw. 2003). “Because, under the majority's rule, the outcome before the commission is always potentially subject to a retrial *406 at the employer's behest, the administrative hearing before the commission, see HRS § 368-14 (1993), will not provide a means of formally ending the dispute.”

RGIS Inventory Specialist v. Hawai'i Civil Rights Comm'n, 86 P.3d 449 (Haw. 2004). “”); HRS § 368-14(a) (1993) (“If ... the commission finds that conciliation will not resolve the complaint, the commission shall appoint a hearings examiner and schedule a contested case hear *162 ing.”

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