A respondent who appeals a final order of the Hawaii civil rights commission, pursuant to this section, is entitled to a jury trial on any claims that form the basis for an award of common law damages by the Hawaii civil rights commission. 101 H. 438, 71 P.3d 389.

Pursuant to subsection (a), the circuit court's standard of review when reviewing a decision of the Hawaii civil rights commission is de novo; the supreme court's standard of review of an appeal from circuit court regarding an appeal from the commission is a review of the circuit court's findings of fact under a clearly erroneous standard, and its conclusions of law de novo under the right or wrong standard. 102 H. 307, 76 P.3d 550.