HRS §806-7
Who prepares charges and when a grand jury must act
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A legal prosecutor must write the formal charges. A grand jury must approve an indictment before the accused is brought to court, and the foreperson must sign it as a true bill.
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The statute, as written — Preparation of indictment, complaint, or information; true bill by grand 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.
Informations, complaints, and indictments shall be duly prepared by a legal prosecuting officer. Every indictment shall be duly found by a grand jury before the arraignment of the accused, and when so found shall be indorsed a true bill, and the indorsement shall be signed by the foreperson.
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