HRS §659-1
What a quo warranto order is
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
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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