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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 604-17 (2026)

  Courts of record; testimony and proceedings

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     §604-17  Courts of record; testimony and proceedings.  The district courts shall be courts of record.  The district courts shall in all cases preserve in writing, on tape, or such other mechanical device as may be appropriate, the minutes, proceedings, and testimony of their trials, transactions, and judgments, and the facts upon which their decisions rest. [L 1892, c 57, §13; RL 1925, §2285; am L 1927, c 71, §1; RL 1935, §3774; RL 1945, §9684; RL 1955, §216-15; HRS §604-17; am L 1970, c 188, §22; am L 1971, c 144, §6E]

 

Rules of Court

 

  Transcript of proceedings, see DCRCP rule 80(c).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: House v. Ane, 538 P.2d 320 (Haw. 1975).
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House v. Ane, 538 P.2d 320 (Haw. 1975). · cites it 8× “[5] Effective January 1, 1972, district courts became courts of record, HRS § 604-17, as amended by Act 188, S.L.”
State v. Nesmith, 276 P.3d 617 (Haw. 2012). · cites it 2× “Upon the taking effect of Act 188, Laws 1970, district courts will be courts of record *627 as provided in section 604-17. Section 31B presents a proposed new section 711-2 providing that the mere use of the term courts of record does not itself make a provision contained in…”
State v. Rees, 115 P.3d 687 (Haw. App. 2005). “(e) Notwithstanding section 604-17, while the court is sitting in any matter pursuant to this chapter, the court shall not preserve the testimony or proceedings, except proceedings conducted pursuant to section 291D-13.”
Schmidt v. Small Claims Div. of the Dist. Court of the First Circuit, Honolulu Div. (Haw. 2025). “See Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) § 604-17 (2016); see also HRS § 604-1 (2016).”
State v. Yamamoto. (Haw. 2012). “Upon the taking effect of Act 188, Laws 1970, district courts will be courts of record as provided in section 604-17. Section 31B presents a proposed new section 711-2 providing that the mere use of the term courts of record does not itself make a provision contained in chapter…”
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