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HRS §124B-72

What happens if a civilian ignores a military court subpoena

This section says that if a person who is not in the military gets a valid subpoena from a military court, is paid witness fees, and then willfully refuses to show up, testify, or provide evidence, they commit a state offense. The military court can punish them like a civil court would.

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The statute, as written — Refusal of person not subject to chapter to appear, testify, or produce evidence

Any person not subject to this chapter who: (1) Has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce records before a military court or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read into evidence before a court; (2) Has been duly paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness at the rates allowed to witnesses attending the circuit court; and (3) Wilfully neglects or refuses to appear, qualify as a witness, or testify or to produce any evidence that the person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce, shall be guilty of an offense against the State and a military court may punish the person in the same manner as the civil courts of the State.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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