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HRS §604-7.3

Moving a court case to another district

A district court can move a civil case to another district if it is fairer for everyone, after hearing from the parties. It can also move a civil or criminal case if all parties agree. The court decides on its own.

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The statute, as written — Change of venue

After the parties shall have had an opportunity to be heard, any district court may, in its discretion, upon satisfactory proof that it would be more fair and equitable to the parties thereto if any civil case pending in the court were heard in another jurisdiction, change the venue to the district court of some other circuit and order the record to be transferred thereto; provided that any district court may, in its discretion, upon the consent of all the parties to any civil or criminal case pending in the court, change the venue to the district court of some other circuit and order the record to be transferred thereto.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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