Turner v. Hawai'i Paroling Authority

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that a prison parole hearing is not a contested case hearing subject to judicial review under the Hawai'i Administrative Procedures Act (the HAP A), chapter 91 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS). Accordingly, Appellant-Appellant Terry M. Turner (Appellant), a prison inmate, was not entitled to appeal under HRS § 91-14 (1993) 1 from the denial by Appellee-Appellee Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA or the HPA) of his parole request. We therefore affirm the January 8, 1999 judgment of the first circuit court (the court) which dismissed his appeal on…