Salud v. FINANCIAL SEC. INS. CO., LTD.

Financial Security Insurance Company (FSIC) moves to dismiss the appeal brought by Flores and Rosita Salud from an order of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit denying their motion to vacate an arbitration award. Since appeals in civil matters are allowed from “all final judgments, orders, or decrees ..., except as otherwise provided by law,” Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 641-1, and HRS § 658-15 expressly provides “an appeal may be taken from an order vacating an award, or from a judgment entered upon an award,” we agree with FSIC that we lack “jurisdiction to hear the appeal at this…