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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 806-82 (2026)

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     [§806-82]  Prosecution of felonies by written information.  Criminal charges may be instituted by written information signed by a legal prosecuting officer and filed in the court having jurisdiction thereof when the charge is a felony for which charging by written information is permitted by section 806-83. [L 2004, c 62, pt of §1]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: State v. Obrero., 517 P.3d 755 (Haw. 2022).
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State v. Obrero., 517 P.3d 755 (Haw. 2022). · cites it 4× “And the felonies he’s charged with are neither within the jurisdiction of the district court nor chargeable by information, see HRS §§ 806-82 (2014), 806-83 (Supp. 2021).”
State v. Amasiu, 558 P.3d 1053 (Haw. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “" HRS § 806-82 (2014). Furthermore, "[t]he information shall be filed in the circuit court[.”
State v. Ah Puck (Haw. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “HRS § 806-82 (2014) allows certain felony charges, including the ones at issue here, to be instituted by "written information .”
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