Bateman Construction, Inc. v. Haitsuka Bros., Ltd.

RAMIL, Justice.

To capsulize the intent behind Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 658, Arbitration and Awards, we have stated that by-agreeing to arbitration “it was [the arbitrator’s] judgment [the parties] bargained for, not a court’s.” Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. Makahuena Corp., 66 Haw. 663, 670, 675 P.2d 760, 766 (1983). In this arbitration matter, Respondent/Counter-Claimant-Appellant Haitsuka Brothers, Limited (Haitsu-ka) and Claimant/Counter-Respondent-Ap-pellee Bateman Construction, Inc., (Bate-man) submitted contract disputes to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for…