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HRS §832-22

Governor's duty to bring back people who fled Hawaii

When another state or Washington, D.C. has a person wanted in Hawaii for a crime, escape, or breaking bail, probation, or parole, the governor must send an agent with a warrant to bring that person back to the county where the crime happened.

The statute, as written — Fugitives from this State; duty of governor

Whenever the governor of this State demands a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of the person's bail, probation, or parole in this State, from the executive authority of any state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive the demand under the laws of the United States, the governor shall issue a warrant under the great seal of this State, to some agent, commanding the agent to receive the person so charged if delivered to the agent and convey the person to the proper officer of the county in this State in which the offense was committed.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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