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HRS §124B-234

How to complain about your commanding officer

If you are in the state military forces and your commanding officer won't fix your complaint, you can take it to a higher officer. That officer must look into it and fix the problem if possible. They also must send a report about it to the governor or adjutant general.

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The statute, as written — Complaints of wrongs

Any member of the state military forces who has a complaint against the member's commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer, who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom the complaint is made. The officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction shall examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of, and shall, as soon as possible, send to the governor or adjutant general a true statement of that complaint, with the proceedings had thereon.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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