Case Name: ETHEL S. LITTLETON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii
Jurisdiction: Hawaii
Decision Date: 1985-10-23
Citations: 68 Haw. 220
Docket Number: NO. 10057; CIVIL NO. 50265
Parties: ETHEL S. LITTLETON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellant
Judges: PADGETT, ACTING C.J., HAYASHI, WAKATSUKI, JJ„ AND FIRST CIRCUIT JUDGE SIMEON R. ACOBA, JR. IN PLACE OF CHIEF JUSTICE HERMAN T. F. LUM, DISQUALIFIED, AND FIRST CIRCUIT JUDGE RONALD T. Y. MOON IN PLACE OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE EDWARD H. NAKAMURA, RECUSED
Reporter: Hawaii Reports
Volume: 68
Pages: 220–220

Head Matter:
ETHEL S. LITTLETON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellant
NO. 10057
(CIVIL NO. 50265)
OCTOBER 23, 1985
PADGETT, ACTING C.J., HAYASHI, WAKATSUKI, JJ„ AND FIRST CIRCUIT JUDGE SIMEON R. ACOBA, JR. IN PLACE OF CHIEF JUSTICE HERMAN T. F. LUM, DISQUALIFIED, AND FIRST CIRCUIT JUDGE RONALD T. Y. MOON IN PLACE OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE EDWARD H. NAKAMURA, RECUSED
Herbert R. Takahashi (Craig H. Uyehara with him on the writ) for petitioner-appellee.
Dan T. Kochi for respondent-appellant.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
WAKATSUKI, J.
On a petition for writ of certiorari, the questions before this court are: (1) whether interest on a judgment against the State should be the 4% specified in Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 662-8, rather than the 10% specified in HRS § 478-2, and (2) whether the interest should be computed from the date of the judgment on appeal rather than the trial court's original judgment.
The Intermediate Court of Appeals held that the 4% interest applies and accrues from the date of the entry of the final appellate judgment.
Upon review of the records, we adopt the reasoning and affirm the decision of the Intermediate Court of Appeals.
HRS § 662-8:
Interest. On all final judgments rendered against the State in actions instituted under this chapter, interest shall be computed at the rate of four per cent a year from the date of judgment up to, but not exceeding, thirty days after the date of approval of any appropriation act providing for payment of the judgment.
HRS § 478-2:
On judgment. Interest at the rate of ten per cent a year, and no more, shall be allowed on any judgment recovered before any court in the State, in any civil suit.