HRS §571-73
Family courts keep all their powers; police get extra duties
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says family courts do not lose any of their powers because of sections 571-71 or 571-72. It also gives county police the power to handle minors covered by section 571-72, but they must follow sections 571-31 and 571-32.
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The statute, as written — No limitations on family courts
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.
Nothing in section 571-71 or 571-72 shall be construed to divest family courts of any of their powers, but the same shall specifically grant to the police departments of the several counties the power to take; detain; question; investigate; provide outreach, counsel, release, and follow-up services; and refer to appropriate social or other agencies, private or governmental, as the facts of the case appear to justify, minors coming within section 571-72, subject, however, to sections 571-31 and 571-32.
Sections this one refers to
§571-31 Taking children into custody; release; notice
§571-71 Police chiefs may create a juvenile crime prevention bureau
§571-72 Police duties for juvenile cases and clearing arrest records
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