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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 603-2 (2026)

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     §603-2  Title.  There shall be established in each of the judicial circuits of the State a court with the powers and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, which shall be styled the circuit court of such circuit, as, for instance, the circuit court of the third circuit. [L 1892, c 57, pt of §30; RL 1925, §2235; RL 1935, §3631; RL 1945, §9632; RL 1955, §215-2; HRS §603-2]

 

Rules of Court

 

  Acts or proceedings outside the circuit, see HRCP rules 77(b), 82.

 

Case Notes

 

  Prior to statehood, circuit court not a court of the United States within meaning of Norris-La Guardia Act.  37 H. 404 (1946).

  As to whether extra-territorial jurisdiction may be exercised, see 46 H. 197, 377 P.2d 609 (1962).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2010 · leading case: Brooks v. Dana Nance & Co., 153 P.3d 1091 (Haw. 2007).
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Brooks v. Dana Nance & Co., 153 P.3d 1091 (Haw. 2007). · cites it 8× “Also, [t]he "circuit courts of the State" are those courts established by HRS § 603-2 (1993). That statute provides that there shall be established in each of the four judicial circuits of the State a court with the powers and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, which…”
Tax Appeal of Alford v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 122 P.3d 809 (Haw. 2005). · cites it 4× “” The “circuit courts of the State” are those courts established by HRS § 603-2 (1993). That statute provides that [t]here shall be established in each of the [four] judicial circuits of the State a court with the powers and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, which…”
Dejetley v. Kaho'ohalahala, 226 P.3d 421 (Haw. 2010). · cites it 3× “HRS § 603-2 (1993) states that "[tjhere shall be established in each of the judicial circuits of the State a court with the powers and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, which shall be styled the circuit court of such circuit, as, for instance, the circuit court of the…”
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