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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 237-47

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, the several district judges shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts to hear and determine all civil actions at law in assumpsit for the collection and enforcement of collection and payment of all taxes assessed hereunder, irrespective of the amount claimed.