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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 606-8 (2026)

  Powers and duties of clerks

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     §606-8  Powers and duties of clerks.  The clerks of the courts of record may issue process, administer oaths, take depositions, and perform all other duties pertaining to their office.  A clerk shall attend and record the proceedings at all sittings of courts of record.

     The clerks of the circuit courts shall be ex officio masters in matters referred to them by the court. [L 1892, c 57, §62; am L 1911, c 127, §2; RL 1925, §2297; RL 1935, §3696; RL 1945, §9727; RL 1955, §218-8; HRS §606-8; am L 1972, c 88, §4(e)]

 

Case Notes

 

  Chambers summonses were only issuable by clerks of the circuit court under this section.  35 H. 689 (1940).

  Cited:  12 H. 189, 195 (1899); 32 H. 995, 997 (1934); 33 H. 799, 804 (1936).

  Cited:  133 H. 102, 324 P.3d 912 (2014).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2021 · leading case: State v. Davis., 324 P.3d 912 (Haw. 2014).
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State v. Davis., 324 P.3d 912 (Haw. 2014). · cites it 8× “” HRS § 606-8 (1993). A clerk must also “attend and record the proceedings at all sittings of courts of record.”
Wilmington Sav. Fund Soc'y v. Ryan., 479 P.3d 133 (Haw. 2021). “1 (2012) (“With respect to court records, the Clerk of each court shall maintain a record of each court case, including a docket, and shall maintain other records as required by statute or rule[]”); Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 606-8 (1993) (“A clerk shall attend and…”
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