Hawaii Notice Consent and Reference of A Civil Action To A Magistrate Judge is a process used in the state of Hawaii when a civil action is referred from a District Court judge to a Magistrate Judge for an initial review. The process is initiated by filing a Notice of Consent and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge which must be signed by all parties involved in the case. This document outlines the parties’ agreement that the case will be referred to a Magistrate Judge for initial review and that the Magistrate Judge may issue an order, unless otherwise objected to by a party. There are two types of Hawaii Notice Consent and Reference of A Civil Action To A Magistrate Judge: voluntary and mandatory. Voluntary consent is when all parties involved in the case agree to the referral of the case to a Magistrate Judge for initial review. Mandatory referral is when a District Court judge orders the referral of a case to a Magistrate Judge for initial review.