HRS §659-1
What a quo warranto order is
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines a type of court order called a quo warranto order. It is issued by a circuit court in the name of the state. The order asks a person who claims or wrongly holds a public or private office or franchise to show what legal right they have to it.
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The statute, as written — Definition
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.
This is an order issuing in the name of the State by a circuit court and directed to a person who claims or usurps an office of the State or of any subdivision thereof, or of any corporation or quasi-corporation, public or private, or any franchise, inquiring by what authority the person claims the office or franchise.
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