State v. Adam

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

Real party in interest-appellant Michael G.M. Ostendorp appeals from the order of the circuit court of the third circuit, the Honorable Ronald Ibarra presiding, ordering Ostendorp to pay, inter alia, jury fees and costs in the amount of $2,460.27 for failing to appear at a jury trial. Ostendorp claims that the circuit court: (1) violated his right to due process by sanctioning him without adequate notice or an opportunity to be heard in a timely manner; (2) abused its discretion in sanctioning him under the Rules of the Circuit Courts of the State of Hawaii…