HRS §806-34
What an indictment must say about the crime
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains what an indictment must include. It can name the crime or cite the law that makes it a crime. It must give enough detail about the time, place, and people involved so the accused knows what they are charged with and the court has authority to hear the case.
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The statute, as written — Sufficiency of averments as to offense and transaction
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.
In an indictment the offense may be charged either by name or by reference to the statute defining or making it punishable; and the transaction may be stated with so much detail of time, place, and circumstances and such particulars as to the person (if any) against whom, and the thing (if any) in respect to which the offense was committed, as are necessary to identify the transaction, to bring it within the statutory definition of the offense charged, to show that the court has jurisdiction, and to give the accused reasonable notice of the facts. Averments which so charge the offense and the transaction shall be held to be sufficient.
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