HRS §806-2
District courts are not covered by this chapter
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that even if another part of this chapter mentions courts of record, that part does not automatically apply to district courts. District courts are only covered if another law specifically says so.
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The statute, as written — Inapplicable to district courts
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.
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter that the same applies to courts of record, such provision shall not, without more, apply to district courts.
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