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HRS §612-7

When a court can excuse you from jury duty

A court can only excuse you from jury duty for a serious personal hardship or another good reason. It will not excuse you for a small or unimportant reason. The excuse can be temporary or permanent.

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The statute, as written — Excused when, for cause

A prospective juror shall not be excused by a court for slight or trivial cause, but only when it appears that jury duty would entail a serious personal hardship, or that for other good cause the prospective juror should be excused either temporarily or otherwise.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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