Hawaii Revised Statutes 664-10 – Powers of commissioner; procedure
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 664-10
- 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.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Each commissioner of boundaries shall have power to administer oaths, to punish contempts, to grant adjournments, to subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers, to issue execution for costs, and generally to exercise the same authority in regard to the commissioner’s special jurisdiction as is by law conferred upon circuit courts. The Hawaii rules of civil procedure shall apply to proceedings under this part, except insofar as and to the extent that the rules are inconsistent with the provisions of this part.