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HRS §124B-190

Punishment for refusing to testify at military hearings

If you are covered by this chapter and you are at a military court or hearing, you must answer questions when told to. If you wrongly refuse to become a witness or answer, a court-martial can punish you.

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The statute, as written — Wrongful refusal to testify

Any person subject to this chapter who, in the presence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a court of inquiry, preliminary hearing, or an officer taking a deposition, of or for the State or for the United States, wrongfully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a question after having been directed to do so by the person presiding shall be punished as directed by a court-martial.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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