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HRS §801D-7

Testifying by video from another location

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section gives crime victims and witnesses the right to testify at trial using two-way closed-circuit video. The judge, the accused person, and the jury or fact-finder will watch the testimony on a screen. This applies only to testifying at trial, not to other court proceedings.

The statute, as written — Televised testimony

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.

Victims and witnesses shall have the right to testify at trial by televised two-way closed circuit video to be viewed by the court, the accused, and the trier of fact.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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