HRS §346-245

Hearings for protective proceedings are private and without a jury

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This section says that hearings for protective proceedings are held without a jury and can be postponed. The public is not allowed in, and only people the court decides have a direct interest in the case can attend.

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The statute, as written — Hearings

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.

The protective proceedings shall be heard without a jury. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The general public shall be excluded, and only such persons as are found by the court to have a direct interest in the case shall be admitted.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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