§480-21 - Court and venue. - Hawaii Statutes

     §480-21  Court and venue.  Any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, authorized by this chapter shall be brought in any appropriate court in the circuit in which the defendant resides, engages in business, or has an agent, unless otherwise specifically provided herein. [L 1961, c 190, §19; Supp, §205A-19; HRS §480-21; am L 1998, c 62, §1]

 

Case Notes

 

  Plaintiffs' chapter 480 claims which were derived through chapter 443B could not have been "properly litigated" in district court for the court lacked jurisdiction; thus, such claims were not precluded by doctrine of res judicata.  78 H. 213 (App.), 891 P.2d 300.