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HRS §612-18

How trial jurors are chosen and what litigants can see

This section says trial jurors must always be picked by random lot in open court. It also says the names of potential jurors and their qualification forms must be shared with the people involved in the case.

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The statute, as written — [Trial jury; additional requirements.] (a) If the court so orders, prospective trial jurors shall be drawn and summoned, and further proceedings had as provided in section 612‑17

(b) In no case shall the trial jurors be chosen other than by lot, nor shall the trial jury be selected from the prospective jurors other than by lot in open court. (c) The names of prospective jurors to be summoned to sit as a jury, and the contents of juror qualification forms completed by those jurors, shall be made available to the litigants concerned.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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