§11-175 - Powers of supreme court; costs. - Hawaii Statutes

     §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.