HRS §804-17
Court must call names and record missed appearances
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗When people promise to appear in court by bail or recognizance, the court must call their names in open court at the set time. If they do not show up promptly, the court records their default, which serves as proof they broke their promise.
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The statute, as written — Prompt appearance and response; default
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 names of all persons who have given bail or have become bound by recognizance to appear in any court, shall be called in open court on the day and at the time they are respectively bound to appear, and if they fail to appear promptly and respond thereto, their default shall be entered, and the entry shall be evidence of the breach of their appearance bonds or recognizances. [PC 1869, c 50, §16; RL 1925, §3993; RL 1935, §5447; RL 1945, §10747; RL 1955, §256-17; HRS §709-17; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1981, c 62, §1]
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