Hawaii Revised Statutes 604. District Courts

• 604-1 Judicial Circuits; District Judges; Sessions.
  There shall be established in each of the judicial circuits of the State a district court with the powers and under the conditions herein...
• 604-2 Appointment and Tenure of District Judges; Per Diem District Judges.
  (a) The chief justice of the supreme court, with the consent of the senate, shall appoint district judges. Each judge shall reside in the...
• 604-2.5 Salary of District Judges.
  Effective July 1, 2004, the salary of a district court judge shall be as last recommended by the judicial salary commission. Effective July 1,...
• 604-3 Disqualification, Absence, Vacancy.
  Whenever it is advisable, by reason of a vacancy in the office of district judge of any circuit, or by reason of the disqualification...
• 604-4 Repealed.
  L 1970, c 188, §11.
• 604-5 Civil Jurisdiction.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided, the district courts shall have jurisdiction in all civil actions where the debt, amount, damages, or value of the...
• 604-6 Ejectment Proceedings.
  Nothing in section 604-5 shall preclude a district court from taking jurisdiction in ejectment proceedings where the title to real estate does not come...
• 604-6.1 Jurisdiction of District Courts; Leased or Rented Personal Property.
  Jurisdiction is conferred upon the district courts to try all cases resulting from the retention of leased or rented personal property, the value of...
• 604-6.2 Order to Show Cause.
  [Repeal and reenactment on June 30, 2020. L 2015, c 101, §4.] Upon the filing of a complaint with a copy of a lease...
• 604-7 Powers; Venue.
  (a) The district courts may: (1) Administer oaths; (2) Subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses from any part of the State, and compel...
• 604-7.2 Arrest Warrants Arising From Traffic Violations.
  In any criminal proceeding, due diligence shall be used in serving any outstanding traffic warrants on the defendant. [L 2006, c 308, §3] Cross...
• 604-7.3 Change of Venue.
  After the parties shall have had an opportunity to be heard, any district court may, in its discretion, upon satisfactory proof that it would...
• 604-7.4 Cure or Waiver of Defects.
  (a) The district court of a circuit in which is commenced a civil case laying venue in the wrong circuit shall transfer the case,...
• 604-7.5 Continuance of Hearing or Trial.
  If the judge of any district court, or any other district judge authorized to preside in the circuit, fails to attend any trial or...
• 604-8 Criminal, Misdemeanors, Generally.
  (a) District courts shall have jurisdiction of, and their criminal jurisdiction is limited to, criminal offenses punishable by fine, or by imprisonment not exceeding...
• 604-9 Same; Powers.
  District courts shall have power, subject to appeal according to law and except as otherwise provided in cases in which the accused has the...
• 604-10 Repealed.
  L 1970, c 188, §18.
• 604-10.5 Power to Enjoin and Temporarily Restrain Harassment.
  (a) For the purposes of this section: "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over any period...
• 604-11 Jurisdiction of District Courts; Ordinances.
  Jurisdiction is conferred upon the district courts to try all cases arising from the violation of ordinances in force in the counties and to...
• 604-11.5 Same; Offenses Committed Within the Circuit.
  The several district courts shall have jurisdiction, except as otherwise provided, of all criminal offenses cognizable under the laws of the State, committed within...
• 604-12 Repealed.
  L 1971, c 144, §6D.
• 604-13 [Arrest Under Warrant.]
  Whenever any warrant of arrest has been issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, and the accused is beyond the jurisdiction of the court,...
• 604-14 Repealed.
  L 1973, c 167, §2.
• 604-15 Rules by Supreme Court.
  The supreme court may from time to time, by general rules, prescribe forms for carrying section 604-13 into effect, and make all other needful...
• 604-16 [Expenses of Serving Warrant.]
  The expenses of serving such warrant shall be adjusted by the court originally issuing the warrant. [L 1868, p 21; am imp L 1911,...
• 604-17 Courts of Record; Testimony and Proceedings.
  The district courts shall be courts of record. The district courts shall in all cases preserve in writing, on tape, or such other mechanical...
• 604-18, 19 Repealed.
  L 1971, c 144, §§7, 8.
• 604-20 Powers of Clerk.
  The clerks of the district court shall have, within the scope of the jurisdiction of the district courts, all the powers of clerks of...

Last modified: October 27, 2016