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HRS §806-23

When a criminal charge lists the wrong parties or offenses

A court cannot throw out a criminal charge just because it names the wrong defendants or combines offenses incorrectly. Instead, the court can split the charge into separate cases or counts to fix the problem.

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The statute, as written — Misjoinder

No indictment shall be quashed, set aside, or dismissed, nor shall any demurrer thereto be sustained for misjoinder of parties defendant or for misjoinder of offenses charged; and if either defect exists the court may sever the indictment containing it into separate indictments or into separate counts as shall be proper.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.