Chapter 604 — Chapter 604

§604-1 Judicial circuits; district judges; sessions. (a) There shall be established in each of the judicial circuits of the State a district court with the powers and under the conditions herein set forth, which shall be styled as follows: (b) There shall be appointed one or more…

§604-10 REPEALED.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 of time evidencing a continuity of purpose. "Harassment" means: (b) The district courts…

§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 impose the penalties in such ordinances prescribed for such offenses in like manner as…

§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 their respective circuits or transferred to them for trial b…

§604-12 REPEALED.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, it shall be lawful for the officer to whom the warrant is directed, to pursue and arrest the accused in …

§604-14 REPEALED.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 regulations. [L 1868, p 21; RL 1925, §2282; RL 1935, §3772; RL 1945, §9682; RL 1955, §216-13; HRS §604-15…

§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, c 42; RL 1925, §2283; RL 1935, §3773; RL 1945, §9683; RL 1955, §216-14; HRS §604-16]

§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 device as may be appropriate, the minutes, proceedings, and testimony of their trials,…

§§604-18 and 604-19 REPEALED. L 1971, c 144, §§7, 8.

§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 judicial circuit for which the judge is appointed and shall have b…

§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, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salary of each district court judge of the various district…

§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 other courts of record, including the power to sign and enter judgments, subject to the direction of the court; administe…

§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 of any district judge, or the district judge's inability to attend to the district judge's duties by re…

§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 property claimed does not exceed $40,000, except in civil actions involving summary possession or ejectme…

§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 in question at the trial of the action. If the defendant is defaulted or if on the trial it is pro…

§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 which does not exceed $5,000. [L 1980, c 171, §3; am …

§604-6.2 Order to show cause. 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 i…

§604-7 Powers; venue. (a) The district courts may: Every witness duly subpoenaed as provided in this section shall be allowed the same attendance and mileage fees allowed witnesses subpoenaed before the circuit courts. (b) Any document requiring the signature of a district judge,…

§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 be more fair and equitable to the parties thereto if any civil case pending in the court were heard in another j…

§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, upon or without terms and conditions as the court deems proper, to the district court of any circuit in which it c…

§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 hearing at the time appointed, a clerk thereof shall continue any case or matter then before the court for …

§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 one year whether with or without fine. They shall not have jurisdiction …

§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 right to and demands a trial by jury in the first instance, to try without a jury, and to render judgment in all cases …