HRS §806-71
When and how a judge must sentence a convicted person
After a criminal conviction, the court must pass sentence as soon as possible, according to law. The sentence must be written down and sent to the right officer for carrying out the punishment. A person sentenced to state prison must be delivered there with the sentence certificate.
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The statute, as written — Sentence
Except as otherwise provided by law, in all criminal cases, the court or judge before which or whom the conviction is had shall proceed as soon thereafter as may be to pass sentence according to law, which sentence shall be recorded by the clerk, or by the judge if there is no clerk, and certified to the sheriff, superintendent of Hawaii state prison, or other appropriate officer for imprisonment or other punishment, as the case may be; provided that any person convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment in Hawaii state prison shall be delivered, together with the certificate of the person's sentence, to the superintendent of Hawaii state prison at Honolulu.
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