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The Land Court of the State of Hawaiʻi (originally, the Court of Land Registration in the former U.S. Territory of Hawaii) has exclusive jurisdiction in the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary over cases involving registered land titles. [1] The Land Court system of land registration was created by statute in 1903 as a Torrens system of land titles. [2]
The Hawai'i State Small Claims court is a division of the district courts. Its primary purview is civil cases in which the amount in controversy is $3,500 or less. If the party being sued counterclaims against the plaintiff bringing the suit, the small claims court will still retain jurisdiction if the counterclaim is $25,000 or less.
Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court [1] Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals [2] Hawaii state circuit courts (4 circuits) [3] Hawaii State family courts (4 circuits) [4] Hawaii state district courts (including Small Claims Court) [5] Hawaiʻi State Land Court [6] Hawaii Tax Appeal Court [6] Federal courts located in Hawaii. United States District ...
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2016 The Hawaii Supreme Court recently affirmed a state law that does not allow short-term vacation rentals on land designated by the state for agricultural use. Some dwellings ...
The primary civil and criminal court in Hawaii is the body known as the Hawaii state circuit courts. They rule all jury trial cases and have exclusive jurisdiction over probate, guardianship and criminal felony cases as well as civil cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000. The Hawaii State family courts deal with family law.
A highly divided Legislature recently passed a heavily contested bill that would let tenants on state-owned public land maintain leases for roughly a century, up from 65 years, without competition.
Land court or land claims court is a type of court which is charged with dealings over cases involving land titles and for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies. The exact field of jurisdiction varies by country.
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