HRS §660-22
Penalties for ignoring a habeas corpus order
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a court orders you to do something in a habeas corpus case and you don't do it, you can be sued for damages. You can also be fined or sent to prison. This section explains the consequences of disobeying such an order.
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The statute, as written — Disobeying writ or order to show cause, penalties
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.
Any person who neglects or refuses promptly to perform any duty imposed upon such person by virtue of any writ of habeas corpus or order to show cause, conformably to this chapter, shall be responsible in a civil action to any person aggrieved for damages occasioned thereby, and may be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned at hard labor not more than ten years, or both.
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