HRS §577-9
Jury trial in certain cases
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section gives an adult who is being tried under certain listed laws the right to a jury trial, just like in other cases, unless they give up that right. If the jury finds against them, the court can decide what judgment to enter.
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The statute, as written — Jury trial, when
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.
In trials of any person over the age of majority arising under sections 709-902, 709-903, 709-904, and 709-905, the person proceeded against shall have the right to a trial by jury which shall be granted as in other cases, unless waived. If the finding of the jury is against the person tried their verdict shall so state, in which event the court, in its discretion, may enter such judgment as it deems proper in the premises.
Sections this one refers to
§709-902 When leaving a child alone is a crime
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