HRS §571-55
Swearing under penalty of perjury in family court
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗In family court, if you need to give testimony, a declaration, a deposition, a certification, or a pleading under oath, you can do it by signing under penalty of perjury instead of taking a formal oath. The court will tell you the exact form to use.
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The statute, as written — Certification in lieu of oath
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.
Whenever any testimony, declaration, deposition, certification or pleading in the family court is required or authorized to be on oath or affirmation, the person so required or authorized may testify, declare, depose, certify, or plead under "penalty of perjury" in such form as may be prescribed by the court.
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