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The court's territorial jurisdiction encompasses the state of Hawaii and the territories of Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island; [1] [2] it also occasionally handles (jointly with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the High Court ...
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is the official name of the judicial system of Hawaiʻi in the United States.Based in Honolulu, the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court who is its administrator-in-chief.
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.
(The District Courts conduct bench trials while the Intermediate Court of Appeals and Supreme Court are appellate courts). The circuit courts have exclusive original jurisdiction over probate and guardianship cases, criminal felony cases, and civil cases where the amount in controversy exceeds US$40,000. [1] The circuit courts are organized ...
The Land Court became a state court and lost jurisdiction over Palmyra land because Palmyra was left out of the new state, as the remnant of the old federal Territory. (Since 1962, Palmyra land transfers are recorded by the court clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii .
Feb. 18—A 34-year-old man charged in connection with the January shooting death of acupuncturist Jon Tokuhara in Waipahu made his initial appearance at Honolulu District Court today. Eric H ...
The ACLU particularly wants Honolulu's sit-lie ban, park closure rules, camping prohibition in city parks and the 12-year-old sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances ruled illegal and ...
Courts of Hawaii include: Aliʻiōlani Hale, in Honolulu, the building where the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court meets State courts of Hawaii. 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 ...