Opinion ID: 1264387
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Refusal To Admit Additional Testimony

Text: As a general matter, `permitting or disallowing a party to reopen its case for the purpose of submitting additional evidence is a matter within the discretion of the trial court' and is subject to review for abuse of discretion. State v. Christian, 88 Hawai`i 407, 417, 967 P.2d 239, 249 (1998) (quoting Territory v. Rutherford, 41 Haw. 554, 558 (1957)); see also Yee v. Yee, 48 Haw. 439, 442-43, 404 P.2d 370, 372-73 (1965) (abuse of discretion standard of review applied to circuit judge's denial of a motion for rehearing in a civil case).