L 2004, c 202, §82 provides:

"SECTION 82. Appeals pending in the supreme court as of the effective date of this Act [July 1, 2006] may be transferred to the intermediate appellate court or retained at the supreme court as the chief justice, in the chief justice's sole discretion, directs."

This section is source of power to allow interlocutory appeal. 44 H. 613, 617, 359 P.2d 932.

Trial court shall carefully consider whether an interlocutory appeal will more speedily determine litigation, and set forth its reasons if it so concludes. 67 H. 510, 694 P.2d 388.

While trial court's permission generally required before bringing interlocutory appeal, not necessary where trial court denies pretrial motion to dismiss an indictment on double jeopardy grounds. 79 H. 461, 903 P.2d 1282.

Where defendant failed to file notice of interlocutory appeal within thirty days from the date the order appealed from was entered, as required by HRAP rule 4(b), defendant's appeal dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. 88 H. 404, 967 P.2d 236. Cited: 77 H. 351, 884 P.2d 729.