Hawai'i State Judiciary

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Hawaii State Judiciary

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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.

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The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is composed of seven courts.

• The Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court is the State's highest court makes binding decisions over appeals from the lower courts upon transfer from the Intermediate Court of Appeals and cases eligible to be heard directly by the Hawai`i Supreme Court. Also responsible for court rules, licensing and disciplining attorneys.
• The Hawaiʻi State Intermediate Court of Appeals is the State's second highest court that reviews appeals from state trial court or agency decisions. Its decisions, under certain circumstances, are subject to the Hawai`i Supreme Court's review.
• The Hawaiʻi State Land Court has exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving land titles.

• The Hawaiʻi State Tax Appeal Court has jurisdiction over cases involving property, excise, liquor, tobacco, income and insurance taxes.

• The primary civil and criminal court in Hawaiʻi is the body known as the Hawaiʻi 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 contested amount exceeds USD $20,000.

Aliʻiolani Hale in downtown Honolulu is the home of the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court whose Chief Justice is concurrently the administrator-in-chief of the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary.

• The Hawaiʻi State Family Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving legal minors involving delinquency, status offenses, abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianships and detention among others. The Family Courts also oversee cases of domestic relations involving divorce, child support, custody matters among others.

• The Hawaiʻi State District Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over traffic infractions, landlord-tenant disputes, non-jury trial civil cases where the contested amount is under USD $10,000, civil cases where claim does not exceed USD $20,000, criminal offenses punishable by fine or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, county-ordinance cases and petitions for restraining orders.

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• National Center for State Courts
• Hawaiʻi State Judiciary