Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:10C-116

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.

At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general shall intervene in any case before any appellate court in this State in which the constitutionality or validity of this article or any part thereof is at issue, and may appeal to the United States Supreme Court, if necessary, to obtain a final determination of any case.