HRS §806-61
Giving up your right to a jury trial
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A person accused of a crime can give up the right to a jury trial if the court agrees. The waiver must be in writing filed with the court or said out loud in court and recorded. After a judge decides the case, there is no second trial on the facts unless a new trial is granted.
The statute, as written — Waiver of jury
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 defendant in any criminal case may, with the consent of the court, waive the right to a trial by jury either by written consent filed in court or by oral consent in open court entered on the minutes. Any case in which a trial by jury is waived may be tried by the court without a jury both as to the facts and the law, and when the trial has been had there shall be no further trial upon the facts, except upon the granting of a new trial according to law.
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