HRS §604-9
District courts can try criminal cases without a jury
This section gives district courts the power to hear and decide criminal cases without a jury, unless the accused person has the right to a jury trial and demands one. The decision can be appealed according to law. It applies only to cases within the court's jurisdiction.
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The statute, as written — Same; powers
District courts shall have power, subject to appeal according to law and except as otherwise provided in cases in which the accused has the right to and demands a trial by jury in the first instance, to try without a jury, and to render judgment in all cases of criminal offenses coming within their respective jurisdictions.
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