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HRS §806-16

Where a criminal charge is considered to happen

This section says that a criminal charge document (indictment) does not need to say where the crime happened in its main text. The place named in the margin of the document is treated as the location for all facts. If a specific place is required by law, it must be written in the main text.

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The statute, as written — Venue; how stated

It shall not be necessary to state any venue in the body of any indictment, but the jurisdiction named in the margin thereof shall be taken to be the venue for all the facts stated in the body of the indictment; provided that in cases where local description is required, the local description shall be given in the body of the indictment.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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