HRS §659-4
How to ask a court for an order
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains how to get a court order. You must file a petition with the circuit court that states the facts showing you are entitled to the order. If a private person or the attorney general files it, the petition must be sworn to.
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The statute, as written — Petition
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.
The order is obtained by petition addressed to a circuit court, setting out facts sufficient to show a right to the order, and sworn to if the application is made by a private individual, or is made by the attorney general as provided by section 659-6.
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