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HRS §660-33

Protection after release from habeas corpus

This section says that once a person is released through a habeas corpus writ, they cannot be locked up again for the same reason, except in specific legal situations like being charged, convicted, or held for lack of bail. It also allows rearrest if new evidence appears after a release due to lack of proof or a technical error.

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The statute, as written — Discharge, effect of

No person who has been discharged upon a writ of habeas corpus shall be again imprisoned or restrained for the same cause, unless the person is indicted therefor, or convicted thereof, or committed for want of bail, by some court of record, having jurisdiction of the cause, or unless after a discharge for default of proof, or for some material default in the commitment in a criminal case, the person is again arrested on sufficient proof, and committed by legal process, for the same offense.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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