HRS §612-7
When a court can excuse you from jury duty
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗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 copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
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.
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