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§291D-1 Purpose. (a) Act 222, Session Laws of Hawaii 1978, began the process of decriminalizing certain traffic offenses, not of a serious nature, to the status of violations. In response to a request by the legislature, the judiciary prepared a report in 1987 that recommended, a…

§291D-10 REPEALED. L 2020, c 59, §8.

§291D-12 Powers of the district court judge sitting in the traffic, emergency period, and fireworks division. (a) A district court judge sitting in the traffic, emergency period, and fireworks division and hearing cases pursuant to this chapter shall have all the powers of a dist…

§291D-14 Rules. (a) The supreme court may adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of all proceedings pursuant to this chapter. (b) Chapter 626 shall not apply in proceedings conducted pursuant to this chapter, except for the rules governing privileged communications, and proceed…

§291D-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Concurrent trial" means a trial proceeding held in the district or family court in which the defendant is tried simultaneously in a civil case for any charged traffic infraction, emergency period infraction, or fireworks infraction a…

§291D-3 Applicability. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all traffic infractions, emergency period infractions, and fireworks infractions, including infractions committed by minors, shall be adjudicated pursuant to this chapter, except as provided in…

§291D-5 Notice of infraction; form; determination final unless contested. (a) The notice of traffic infraction for moving violations, the notice of emergency period infraction, and the notice of fireworks infraction shall include the summons for the purposes of this chapter. When…

§291D-7 Court action after answer or failure to answer. (a) When an admitting answer is received, the court shall enter judgment in favor of the State in the total amount specified in the notice of traffic infraction, notice of emergency period infraction, or notice of fireworks …