HRS §833-2
Your hearing and right to a lawyer
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If someone wants to send you to another state, you must be brought before a judge right after arrest. The judge sets a hearing date, tells you about your right to a lawyer, to see witnesses, and to present evidence. You can also give up the hearing in writing and agree to go back.
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The statute, as written — Hearing and right to counsel
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.
(a) The person whose removal is sought shall be brought before the district judge immediately upon arrest pursuant to the penal summons or warrant; whereupon the district judge shall set a time and place for hearing, and shall advise the person of the person's right to have the assistance of counsel, to confront the witnesses against the person, and to produce evidence in the person's own behalf at the hearing. (b) The person whose removal is sought may at this time in writing waive the hearing and agree to be returned to the demanding court, judge, or magistrate. If a waiver is executed, the district judge shall issue an order pursuant to section 833-3. (c) The district judge may impose conditions of release authorized by the laws of this State which will reasonably assure the appearance at the hearing of the person whose removal is sought.
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