HRS §660-17
Responding quickly to a habeas corpus writ
If you receive a writ of habeas corpus or an order to show cause, you must respond as quickly as the situation allows. If the court ordered it, you must pay or offer to pay reasonable costs for carrying out the writ. This section sets a promptness requirement, not a specific deadline.
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The statute, as written — Return to be prompt
Any person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed, upon payment or tender of reasonable charges or expenses for its execution if ordered by the court, and any person to whom an order to show cause is directed, shall make return thereto with as much promptness as the nature of the case will permit.
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