ROH §12-2.8
Penalty for missing your court date
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If a police officer gives you a summons for breaking this law, you must show up on time and at the right place. Missing that date is itself a crime, even if the original charge is later dropped or changed.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Failure to obey summons or citation
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
It is unlawful for any person to fail to appear at the place and within the time specified in the summons issued to such person by an officer for any violation of this article, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such person was originally cited.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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