{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-671-16.5","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 671-16.5","heading":"Arbitration; subsequent litigation.","body":"Any person or the person's representative claiming that a medical tort has been committed or any health care provider against whom an inquiry has been made may elect to bypass the court annexed arbitration program under section 601-20 after the inquiry has been submitted to the medical inquiry and conciliation panel and the panel has been terminated pursuant to section 671-15 if the party meaningfully participated in panel proceedings, an alternative dispute resolution process has been terminated pursuant to section 671-16.6, or the panel or alternative dispute resolution process has not completed proceedings within the tolling period of the statute of limitations under section 671-18.","path":["HI Code","Division 4","Title 36","Chapter 671"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0671/HRS_0671-0016_0005.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"eb4761cc28512326a7f4e12768e50ebaa5ed6b1b220a80d0e96365f13cee7db1","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-671-16","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-671-16.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}