HRS §291J-8
What happens if you ignore a traffic summons
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you are the registered owner of a car and you do not respond to a traffic summons or citation within 30 days of it being mailed, the district court will send you a notice that a default judgment has been entered against you.
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The statute, as written — -8] Failure to comply with summons or citation
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
If the registered owner of the motor vehicle does not return an answer in response to a summons or citation within a period of thirty days from the date of the mailing of the summons or citation, the district court shall issue, pursuant to section 291D-7(e), a notice of entry of judgment of default to the registered owner of the motor vehicle.
Sections this one refers to
§291D-7 What the court does after you answer a traffic ticket
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