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HRS §604-17

District courts must keep records of trials and decisions

District courts are official courts that must keep a written, taped, or other mechanical record of what happens during trials, including testimony, proceedings, judgments, and the facts behind their decisions.

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The statute, as written — Courts of record; testimony and proceedings

The district courts shall be courts of record. The district courts shall in all cases preserve in writing, on tape, or such other mechanical device as may be appropriate, the minutes, proceedings, and testimony of their trials, transactions, and judgments, and the facts upon which their decisions rest.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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