Haw. Rev. Stat. § 612-58 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 612 / Section 612-58
Grand jury proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) Each grand jury proceeding conducted under the authority of the State shall be provided with access to grand jury counsel.

(b) The deliberation and the voting of the grand jury shall be private; provided that the grand jury may interrupt its deliberation or voting in order to call in the grand jury counsel for the purpose of making specific inquiries of counsel or may transmit written inquiries to counsel from the privacy of its deliberation or voting, but all such inquiries shall be restricted to matters of law.

(c) All inquiries made by the grand jury of the grand jury counsel and all exchanges between them shall be recorded verbatim and made part of the record of the grand jury proceedings. [L 1980, c 209, §9; am L 1982, c 101, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-1 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 607 / Section 607-1
Power of supreme court with respect to costs and fees.
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall have power by rule of court, from time to time, to revise, amend, add to, or eliminate any of the items of costs and fees provided in this chapter, to prescribe such costs and fees as it deems reasonable in all cases not therein provided for, and to prescribe the amount to be paid in advance to the clerk of any court in any proceeding on account of the costs and fees. All fees prescribed by the supreme court by rule of court for electronic document certification, electronic copies of documents, and for providing bulk access to electronic court records and compilations of data shall be deposited into the judiciary computer system special fund. [CC 1859, §1282; RL 1925, §2554; RL 1935, §3803; am L 1935, c 55, §1; RL 1945, §9741; RL 1955, §219-1; HRS §607-1; am L 1974, c 145, §5; am L 2004, c 230, §§3, 6; am L 2006, c 21, §1; am L 2011, c 60, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 612-27 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 612 / Section 612-27
Rules.
Status: in_force

The supreme court is authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal rules of court, not inconsistent with the policies and objectives set forth in this chapter, regulating all aspects of the selection and management of grand and trial jurors, and setting forth policies, procedures, and forms for the selection and management of grand and trial jurors in the jury pools, in courtrooms, and in other appropriate circumstances in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-3 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 607 / Section 607-3
Court costs, waiver of prepayment, reduction or remission of.
Status: in_force

The judges of all the courts of the State shall have discretionary power to waive the prepayment of costs or to reduce or remit costs where, in special or extraordinary cases, the cost of any suit, action, or proceeding may, to the judges, appear onerous.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 606-6 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 606 / Section 606-6
§§606-6 and 606-7 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§606-6 and 606-7 REPEALED. L 1972, c 88, §4(n).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 603-24 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 603 / Section 603-24
§§603-24 to 603-28 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§603-24 to 603-28 REPEALED. L 1972, c 88, §3(t).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 606-12 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 606 / Section 606-12
Duties of official court reporters.
Status: in_force

[(a)] The duties of each official court reporter shall be to attend sessions of the court and take verbatim notes of all oral proceedings before the court, including the testimony of witnesses, objections of counsel, offers of proof, arguments of counsel, rulings of the court, charge to the jury, verdict of the jury, and any other matter which the court may require the official court reporter to report. The official court reporter may be called upon at any time during a hearing, by any party to the same, or by the court, to read aloud any portion of the official court reporter's notes taken by the official court reporter. The official court reporter may be referred to at any time by the clerk of the court for the exact language of any orders from the bench. In any hearing of probate of will or administration matter, the judge, in the judge's discretion, may order the official court reporter to supply and file, without charge and within a reasonable time, a certified statement of such testimony as relates to the names, ages, and genealogies of heirs. Other appropriate duties for the official court reporters to perform may be prescribed by rule of court.

[(b)] Each official court reporter shall file the official court reporter's notes with the clerk of the court and when requested by any party to a cause and so directed by the court or by the court of its own motion, within a reasonable time thereafter as the court may designate, shall furnish a certified transcript of the official court reporter's notes, or any portion thereof, taken in the cause, upon the payment of the fee fixed in section 606-13. The official court reporter may furnish a transcript of any of the official court reporter's notes, where the same is not intended for the purposes of appeal, upon the request of any party, without the order of the judge therefore first obtained.

[(c)] In an ex parte or uncontested case, if there is no official court reporter in attendance, the court may direct the clerk to take notes of the oral evidence adduced, or the judge may personally take notes or may cause the oral evidence to be preserved on tape or by another mechanical device. [L 1915, c 88, §2; RL 1925, §2300; RL 1935, §3699; RL 1945, §9732; RL 1955, §218-12; am L 1959, c 110, §3; HRS §606-12; am L 1972, c 88, §4(i), (j); gen ch 1985; am L 1996, c 226, §2; am L 2004, c 202, §60; am L 2006, c 94, §1; am L 2010, c 109, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 602-57 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 602 / Section 602-57
Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the intermediate appellate court shall have jurisdiction, subject to transfer as provided in section 602-58 or review on application for a writ of certiorari as provided in section 602-59:

(1) To hear and determine appeals from any court or agency when appeals are allowed by law;

(2) To entertain, in its discretion, any case submitted without suit when there is a question of law that could be the subject of a civil action or proceeding in the circuit court, or tax appeal court, and the parties agree upon the facts upon which the controversy depends; and

(3) To make or issue any order or writ necessary or appropriate in the aid of its jurisdiction, and in such case, any judge may issue a writ or an order to show cause returnable before the court. [L 1979, c 111, pt of §3; am L 2004, c 202, §57; am L 2006, c 94, §1 and c 145, §1; am L 2010, c 109, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-14.5 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 607 / Section 607-14.5
Attorneys' fees and costs in civil actions.
Status: in_force

(a) In any civil action in this State where a party seeks money damages or injunctive relief, or both, against another party, and the case is subsequently decided, the court may, as it deems just, assess against either party, whether or not the party was a prevailing party, and enter as part of its order, for which execution may issue, a reasonable sum for attorneys' fees and costs, in an amount to be determined by the court upon a specific finding that all or a portion of the party's claim or defense was frivolous as provided in subsection (b).

(b) In determining the award of attorneys' fees and costs and the amounts to be awarded, the court must find in writing that all or a portion of the claims or defenses made by the party are frivolous and are not reasonably supported by the facts and the law in the civil action. In determining whether claims or defenses are frivolous, the court may consider whether the party alleging that the claims or defenses are frivolous had submitted to the party asserting the claims or defenses a request for their withdrawal as provided in subsection (c). If the court determines that only a portion of the claims or defenses made by the party are frivolous, the court shall determine a reasonable sum for attorneys' fees and costs in relation to the frivolous claims or defenses.

(c) A party alleging that claims or defenses are frivolous may submit to the party asserting the claims or defenses a request for withdrawal of the frivolous claims or defenses, in writing, identifying those claims or defenses and the reasons they are believed to be frivolous. If the party withdraws the frivolous claims or defenses within a reasonable length of time, the court shall not award attorneys' fees and costs based on those claims or defenses under this section. [L 1980, c 286, §1; am L Sp 1986, c 2, §13; am L 1992, c 47, §1; am L 1999, c 237, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 612-11 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 612 / Section 612-11
Master list.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year the clerk for each circuit shall compile a master list. The master list shall consist of all voter registration lists for the circuit, which shall be supplemented with other lists of persons residing in the circuit , such as lists of taxpayers and licensed drivers. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, including section 235-116, the lists used to compile the master list shall contain available identifying information of the persons on the list, such as last name, first name, middle initial, date of birth, gender, address, and social security number. Each person's name shall appear only once on the master list.

(b) Whoever has custody, possession, or control of any of the lists used in compiling the master list, shall make the list available to the clerk for inspection, reproduction, and copying at all reasonable times. [L 1973, c 191, pt of §1; am L 1987, c 366, §4; am L 2002, c 92, §2; am L 2007, c 122, §7]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-6 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 607 / Section 607-6
Appellate court costs.
Status: in_force

(a) All proceedings in the courts of appeal shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court. Upon the filing of any appeal or the institution of any original suit, action, or other proceeding in the supreme court or the intermediate appellate court, there shall be paid by the person filing such appeal, or instituting the suit, action, or other proceeding, as appellate court costs, the sum of $100. For purposes of this section, applications for transfer and applications for writs of certiorari to the intermediate appellate court shall not be deemed other proceedings.

(b) In addition to the costs of court enumerated in subsection (a), the clerk of the supreme court shall charge and collect, for miscellaneous services performed by the clerk, the following sums:

(1) For filing any paper not in a pending suit, action, or other proceeding................................... $3

(2) For issuing any subpoena, for each witness to be served.................................................. $3

(3) All amounts necessary to cover actual costs or disbursements for printing, publishing, or posting notice, service fees, mileage charges, or other services actually performed. [RL 1935, pt of §3791; am L 1939, c 19, pt of §1; am L 1941, c 229, pt of §1; RL 1945, §9746; RL 1955, §219-6; am L 1957, c 316, §23; HRS §607-6; am L 1972, c 88, §5(k); am L 1974, c 145, §8; am L 1979, c 111, §5(2); gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 44, §1; am L 1998, c 128, §4; am L 2004, c 3, §2 and c 202, §64; am L 2006, c 94, §1; am L 2010, c 109, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 605-16 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 605 / Section 605-16
Judicial powers not affected.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 605-14 to 605-17 shall diminish, alter, or affect the inherent or statutory power of the supreme court or of any court to institute and hear proceedings against any person for contempt or for violation of rules or orders of court, or affect any rules of any court already in force.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 604-6.2 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 604 / Section 604-6.2
Order to show cause.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a complaint with a copy of a lease or rental contract and an affidavit sworn to by the plaintiff or some competent affiant setting forth a statement of facts sufficient to show that the leased or rented personal property has been in the defendant's possession at least fourteen days after the termination of the lease or rental contract, either by passage of time or by reason of any default under the terms and conditions of the lease or rental contract, the court may issue an order directing the defendant to either return the leased or rented personal property to the plaintiff or to appear and show cause for the possession at such time as the court shall direct, but no later than ten days from the date of service of the order to show cause. The order to show cause shall also provide that, if the leased or rented personal property is not returned to the plaintiff before the hearing, the defendant shall, if reasonably feasible, produce the property at the hearing. If, at the hearing, it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the leased or rented personal property, it shall issue an order directed to the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server from the department of law enforcement's list under section 353C-11 commanding the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server to seize the personal property therein described and to deliver the same to the plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent. Service of the order to show cause shall be as provided by law or rule of court for cases in the district courts, or by registered mail or by certified mail with return receipt showing delivery within the State.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 604-5 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 604 / Section 604-5
Civil jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the district courts shall have jurisdiction in all civil actions where the debt, amount, damages, or value of the property claimed does not exceed $40,000, except in civil actions involving summary possession or ejectment, in which case the district court shall have jurisdiction over any counterclaim otherwise properly brought by any defendant in the action if the counterclaim arises out of and refers to the land or premises the possession of which is being sought, regardless of the value of the debt, amount, damages, or property claim contained in the counterclaim. Attorney's commissions or fees, including those stipulated in any note or contract sued on, interest, and costs, shall not be included in computing the jurisdictional amount. Subject to subsections (b) and (c), jurisdiction under this subsection shall be exclusive when the amount in controversy, so computed, does not exceed $10,000. The district courts shall also have original jurisdiction of suits for specific performance when the fair market value of such specific performance does not exceed $20,000 and original jurisdiction to issue injunctive relief in residential landlord-tenant cases under chapter 521.

(b) The district courts shall try and determine all actions without a jury, subject to appeal according to law. Whenever a civil matter is triable of right by a jury and trial by jury is demanded in the manner and within the time provided by the rules of court, the case shall be transferred to the circuit court. If the demand is made in the complaint and the matter is triable of right by a jury, the action may be commenced in the circuit court if the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000.

(c) The district courts shall have jurisdiction in all statutory proceedings as conferred by law upon district courts.

(d) The district courts shall not have cognizance of real actions, nor actions in which the title to real estate comes in question, nor actions for libel, slander, defamation of character, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, breach of promise of marriage, or seduction; nor shall they have power to appoint referees in any cause. [L 1892, c 57, §10; am L 1923, c 20, §1; RL 1925, §2274; RL 1935, §3763; am L 1935, c 95, §1; RL 1945, §9674; am L 1953, c 34, §1; RL 1955, §216-4; am L 1957, c 197, §1; am L 1963, c 99, §1; HRS §604-5; am L 1970, c 188, §13; am L 1971, c 144, §1; am L 1975, c 97, §2; am L 1979, c 90, §2; am L 1983, c 238, §1 and c 249, §1; am L 1989, c 37, §2; am L 1994, c 4, §1; am L 1995, c 94, §1; am L 2008, c 69, §1; am L 2014, c 24, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 601-21 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 601 / Section 601-21
Substance abuse treatment monitoring program.
Status: in_force

(a) To determine the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment services and maintain accurate numbers of individuals receiving publicly funded substance abuse treatment, the judiciary shall comply with the requirements of the statewide substance abuse treatment monitoring program established under section 321-192.5. The judiciary shall collect data in accordance with section 321-192.5 from any circuit court, adult probation, and any provider of substance abuse treatment that provides substance abuse treatment to persons served through public funds administered by the judiciary.

(b) The judiciary shall include in the contract with any treatment provider all criteria established by the department of health pursuant to section 321-192.5 to determine whether the treatment provider is achieving success in treating individuals with substance abuse.

(c) The judiciary shall include the information collected under subsection (a) as part of the annual report submitted pursuant to section 601-2.

(d) This section shall not be construed to abrogate an individual's right to privacy. The judiciary shall implement sufficient protections to ensure that the identity of a recipient of substance abuse treatment services remains strictly confidential and that aggregate data collected pursuant to this section is used solely for the purpose of this section. [L 2004, c 40, §26]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 603-2 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 603 / Section 603-2
Title.
Status: in_force

There shall be established in each of the judicial circuits of the State a court with the powers and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, which shall be styled the circuit court of such circuit, as, for instance, the circuit court of the third circuit.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-8.5 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 607 / Section 607-8.5
Assessment for bench warrant issuance.
Status: in_force

The court, when issuing a bench warrant for any person who fails to appear or who otherwise fails to comply with a court order, may assess that person a sum not to exceed $50 for the cost of issuing the bench warrant.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 601-17 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 601 / Section 601-17
Use of credit and debit cards to pay for court costs, fees, expenses, and other charges.
Status: in_force

(a) Costs, fees, bond forfeitures, fines, expenses, and other charges that are due and owing to the courts may be paid by use of credit cards or debit cards acceptable to the administrative director of the courts; provided that driver's license and vehicle registration clearances shall be paid by cash only.

(b) A service fee may be paid by the judiciary for the use of a credit or debit card service. In the event that a credit or debit card is used to pay any charges due and owing to the courts, the judiciary may impose an additional convenience fee on the credit or debit card user. The amount of such convenience fee shall not exceed the amount of the service fee imposed on the judiciary for the subject credit or debit card transaction. [L 1978, c 35, §1; am L 2003, c 5, §1; am L 2004, c 71, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-10 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 607 / Section 607-10
§§607-10 and 607-11 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§607-10 and 607-11 REPEALED. L 1972, c 88, §5(x).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-26 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 607 / Section 607-26
Limit on supersedeas bond.
Status: in_force

(a) In any civil action brought under any legal theory, the amount of a supersedeas bond or other form of security necessary to stay execution of a judgment granting legal, equitable, or any other form of relief during the entire course of all appeals or discretionary review of that judgment by all appellate courts shall be set in accordance with applicable law, except that:

(1) The total amount of the supersedeas bond or other form of security that is required of any party shall not exceed $25,000,000, regardless of the amount or any other provision of the judgment that is appealed;

(2) If the party posting the supersedeas bond is a "small business concern" as defined by section 210-1, the supersedeas bond shall not exceed $1,000,000; and

(3) If a party in whose favor the judgment has been entered proves to a court by a preponderance of the evidence that an appellant who has posted a supersedeas bond is intentionally dissipating assets outside the ordinary course of its business for the purpose of avoiding payment of the judgment, a court may require the appellant to post a supersedeas bond in an amount up to the total amount of the judgment appealed. Dissipation of assets shall not include expenditures, including payments to the owners of a business, of the kind that the appellant made in the regular course of business prior to entry of the judgment being appealed.

(b) This section shall not apply to the limitation on bonds for tobacco master settlement agreement signatories and their successors and affiliates under section 328L-7.

(c) For purposes of this section:

"Civil action" includes, without limitation, cases involving individual, aggregated, class action, or otherwise joined claims.

"Legal, equitable, or any other form of relief" means all forms of relief, including without limitation, compensatory, special, punitive, exemplary or other damages, injunctive relief, or any other form of relief. [L 2006, c 11, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 604-18 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 604 / Section 604-18
§§604-18 and 604-19 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§604-18 and 604-19 REPEALED. L 1971, c 144, §§7, 8.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 602-59 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 602 / Section 602-59
Review of decision of the intermediate appellate court, certiorari.
Status: in_force

(a) After issuance of the intermediate appellate court's judgment or dismissal order, a party may seek review of the intermediate appellate court's decision and judgment or dismissal order only by application to the supreme court for a writ of certiorari, the acceptance or rejection of which shall be discretionary upon the supreme court.

(b) The application for writ of certiorari shall tersely state its grounds, which shall include:

(1) Grave errors of law or of fact; or

(2) Obvious inconsistencies in the decision of the intermediate appellate court with that of the supreme court, federal decisions, or its own decision,

and the magnitude of those errors or inconsistencies dictating the need for further appeal.

(c) An application for a writ of certiorari may be filed with the supreme court no later than thirty days after the filing of the judgment or dismissal order of the intermediate appellate court. Upon a written request filed prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period, a party may extend the time for filing an application for a writ of certiorari for no more than an additional thirty days. A response to an application for a writ of certiorari may be filed no later than fifteen days after the application is filed. Upon a timely written request by a party, the clerk of the court shall grant one extension of time for no more than fifteen days for filing a response to an application for a writ of certiorari. The clerk of the court shall note on the record that the extension was granted. The clerk of the court shall give notice that the request is timely and granted. A request is timely only if it is received by the clerk of the court within the original time for filing of the response. The supreme court shall determine to accept the application within thirty days after a response is or could have been filed. The failure of the supreme court to accept within thirty days shall constitute a rejection of the application.

(d) Upon the acceptance of the application, the clerk shall forward the complete file of the case to the supreme court. Supplemental briefs shall be accepted from the parties only upon the request of the supreme court. [L 1979, c 111, pt of §3; am L 1997, c 24, §1; am L 2004, c 202, §59; am L 2006, c 94, §1 and c 149, §1; am L 2010, c 109, §1; am L 2011, c 77, §1; am L 2017, c 112, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 601-9 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 601 / Section 601-9
Same, other instances.
Status: in_force

No attorney shall be employed, or allowed to appear before any court, in any action or proceeding which has been previously tried before the attorney as a judge. [CC 1859, pt of §821; RL 1925, §2214; RL 1935, §3574; RL 1945, §9575; RL 1955, §213-5; HRS §601-9; am L 1972, c 88, §1(d); gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 601-1 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 601 / Section 601-1
Judiciary.
Status: in_force

There shall be a branch of government, styled the judiciary.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 601-8 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 601 / Section 601-8
Practice of law forbidden.
Status: in_force

Justices of the supreme court, judges of the intermediate appellate court, judges of the circuit court, and full-time judges of the district court and of the district family court shall not engage in the practice of law during their terms of office.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 602-55 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 602 / Section 602-55
Panels; substitute judge.
Status: in_force

Parties shall be entitled to a hearing before a panel of not less than three intermediate appellate judges. In case of vacancy, or if the number of available intermediate appellate judges is insufficient to make up a panel because of disqualification, the chief justice of the supreme court may designate circuit judges, retired intermediate appellate judges, or retired supreme court justices to temporarily fill the vacancy or the need to make up a panel. A judge serving temporarily shall not be actively engaged in the practice of law. Substitute judges shall be compensated per diem at a rate of pay equivalent to that of associate intermediate appellate judges.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 603-21.7 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 603 / Section 603-21.7
Nonjury cases.
Status: in_force

The several circuit courts shall have jurisdiction, without the intervention of a jury except as provided by statute, as follows:

(1) Of actions or proceedings:

(A) For the determination and declaration of heirs of deceased persons, which jurisdiction shall be in addition to the probate jurisdiction of the court;

(B) For the admeasurement of dower and curtesy, or the partition of real estate; and

(C) For the enforcement and regulation of the execution of trusts, whether the trusts relate to real or personal estate; for the foreclosure of mortgages; and for the specific performance of contracts; provided that, except when a different provision is made, they shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all other cases in the nature of suits in equity, according to the usages and principles of courts of equity; and

(2) Of actions or proceedings in or in the nature of habeas corpus, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and all other proceedings in or in the nature of applications for writs directed to courts of inferior jurisdiction, to corporations and individuals, as may be necessary to the furtherance of justice and the regular execution of the law. [L 1972, c 88, §3(k); am L 2016, c 55, §18]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 605-15.2 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 605 / Section 605-15.2
Remedies.
Status: in_force

Remedies for the violation of section 605-14 shall include injunctive and declaratory relief, and other existing remedies. In addition, the attorney general may maintain a criminal action against any person who violates section 605-14, the penalties for which are set forth in section 605-17.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 606-5 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 606 / Section 606-5
Free copies of certain decrees to veterans.
Status: in_force

The clerk of any state court shall provide to any veteran of the armed forces of the United States, the veteran's spouse, any member of the immediate family of a veteran, or the next of kin of a deceased veteran, free copies of decrees of divorce or adoption, when such copies are required for use in connection with a claim based on service in the armed forces of the United States.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 602-3 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 602 / Section 602-3
Absence, disability, etc.
Status: in_force

§602-3 Absence, disability, etc., of chief justice. Wherever, by the provisions of any law of the State, any act is required to be performed by the chief justice of the supreme court, the act may (unless otherwise expressly provided) be performed, in case of a vacancy in the office of chief justice, or if the chief justice is ill, absent, or otherwise unable to serve, by an associate justice of the court designated in accordance with the rules of the supreme court.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 603-21.9 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 603 / Section 603-21.9
Powers.
Status: in_force

The several circuit courts shall have power:

(1) To make and issue all orders and writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their original or appellate jurisdiction;

(2) To administer oaths;

(3) To compel the attendance of parties and witnesses from any part of the State, and compel the production of books, papers, documents or tangible things;

(4) To admit to bail persons rightfully confined in all bailable cases, or to dispense with bail as provided by the state constitution;

(5) To issue warrants for the apprehension, in any part of the State, of any person accused under oath of a crime or misdemeanor committed in any part of the State and to examine and commit the person to prison according to law, for trial before the circuit court of the circuit in which the offense was committed, to fix bail and generally to perform the duties of a committing magistrate;

(6) To make and award such judgments, decrees, orders, and mandates, issue such executions and other processes, and do such other acts and take such other steps as may be necessary to carry into full effect the powers which are or shall be given to them by law or for the promotion of justice in matters pending before them. [L 1972, c 88, §3(m)]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 604-9 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 604 / Section 604-9
Same; powers.
Status: in_force

District courts shall have power, subject to appeal according to law and except as otherwise provided in cases in which the accused has the right to and demands a trial by jury in the first instance, to try without a jury, and to render judgment in all cases of criminal offenses coming within their respective jurisdictions.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 601-10 — HI Code / Division 4 / Title 32 / Chapter 601 / Section 601-10
§§601-10 to 601-12 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§601-10 to 601-12 REPEALED. L 1972, c 88, §1(h).