{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658a-6","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658A-6","heading":"Validity of agreement to arbitrate.","body":"(a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.\n\n(b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.\n\n(c) An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.\n\n(d) If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the court, unless the court otherwise orders.","path":["HI Code","Division 4","Title 36","Chapter 658A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0658A/HRS_0658A-0006.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"ff34f6f967ec1ad1c8ccab6eb6208f382e209e47ae0e0016601d4eddd91555d4","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658a-5","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}