Nihi Lewa, Inc. v. Department of Budget & Fiscal Services

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C. J.

Petitioner-appellant Nihi Lewa, Inc. (Nihi Lewa) seeks judicial review of the December 17, 1999 dismissal order of the Office of Administrative Hearings, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, which denied Nihi Lewa’s request for administrative review. Nihi Lewa contends that the hearings officer erred in (1) dismissing its request for review as untimely under Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 103D-712(a) (Supp.1999)1 and (2) finding that it lacked jurisdiction over the matter because Nihi Lewa had failed to file its request directly with the Office of…