HRS §806-81

Definitions for this part

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This section defines who counts as a legal prosecuting officer for this part of the law. It includes the attorney general, prosecuting attorneys, their deputies, and anyone they officially authorize to act as a deputy. It is only a definition, not a rule about what you must or must not do.

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The statute, as written — Definitions

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 this part, unless a different meaning is plainly required: "Legal prosecuting officer" means the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney, a deputy attorney general or a deputy prosecuting attorney, or a person designated and authorized by the attorney general or prosecuting attorney to act as a deputy attorney general or deputy prosecuting attorney, respectively.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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