HRS §660-27
How a detained person can challenge their imprisonment
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets a person who is imprisoned or held against their will dispute the reasons given for their detention. The court will quickly review the case, hear evidence from anyone involved, and decide what is fair and legal.
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The statute, as written — Return, hearing
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 person imprisoned or restrained may deny any of the facts set forth in the return and may allege other material facts, and the court shall proceed in a summary way to examine the causes of imprisonment or restraint and to hear evidence which may be offered by any person interested or authorized to appear either in support of the imprisonment or restraint or against it, and thereupon to dispose of the party as law and justice may require.
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