HRS §660-3
Who can issue a habeas corpus writ
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says which courts can issue a writ of habeas corpus for someone held without legal right. The supreme court, its justices, and circuit courts can do it. If a family court ordered the detention, the case goes to family court.
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The statute, as written — Issuable by whom
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 supreme court, the justices thereof, and the circuit courts may issue writs of habeas corpus in cases in which persons are unlawfully restrained of their liberty; provided that persons committed or detained by order of the family court or under chapter 334 may, and if the jurisdiction of the family court is exclusive, shall, prosecute their applications in the family court.
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