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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 806-17 (2026)

  Circuits constitute district for criminal trial by jury

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     §806-17  Circuits constitute district for criminal trial by jury.  The judicial circuits of the State established by section 603-1 are deemed to be the "districts" referred to in Article I, section 14, of the Constitution of the State with respect to the right to a trial by jury in criminal prosecutions, until such time as the legislature of the State shall otherwise provide. [L 1959, c 125, §2; HRS §711-17; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2006 · leading case: State v. Stan's Contracting, Inc., 137 P.3d 331 (Haw. 2006).
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State v. Stan's Contracting, Inc., 137 P.3d 331 (Haw. 2006). · cites it 2× “HRS § 806-17 (1993) provides in relevant part that ''[t]he judicial circuits of the State established by [HRS § ] 603-1 are deemed to be the "districts” referred to in Article I, section 14, of the Constitution of the State.”
State v. Puaoi, 891 P.2d 272 (Haw. 1995). · cites it 2× “HRS § 806-17 (1985) defines “district” as any one of the four judicial "circuits” as provided in HRS § 603-1 (1985), which include: (1) the first judicial circuit, consisting of the island of O'ahu, all other islands not hereinafter mentioned, and the Kalawao district on the…”
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