Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 608 — Expenses and Salaries

Division 4. Courts and Judicial Proceedings — Title 32. Courts and Court Officers

Hawaii Revised Statutes as published by the Hawaii State Legislature (files updated 1/5/2026 7:15 PM).

Division 4 Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Title 32 Courts and Court Officers

Chapter 608 Expenses and Salaries

§608-1 Personnel and expenses of circuit courts

The State shall pay the expenses of the several circuit courts and the salaries of such officers and employees as may be required by such courts, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, expenses of the family courts and agencies thereof. The judge or judges of the several circuit courts shall appoint such officers and employees as may be required by the courts and for which appropriations have been made by the legislature; provided that the officers and employees of the family court of the first circuit, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing probation officers, truant officers, and personnel of the detention home, shall be appointed by the judge of the family court under whose supervision the appropriations for the division shall be expended. Except as otherwise provided, the officers and employees shall be members of the civil service system of the State and shall be subject to chapter 76 and the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, executive order, executive directive, or rule.

[RL 1935, 1st and last par of §3940; am L 1937, c 215, §3; am L Sp 1941, c 94, §1; RL 1945, §9771; am L 1945, c 35, §1 and c 142, §4; RL 1955, §220-1; am L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §608-1; am L 1972, c 88, §7(a), (b); am L 2002, c 148, §43]

§608-1.5 Repealed

[Repealed]

[L 2006, c 299, §12]

§608-2 District court, salaries, expenses, etc

The salaries of the district judges, clerks, and other assistants and the expenses of the district judges shall be paid by the State. The judges shall have power to appoint such additional officers or employees as may be required by the courts and for which appropriations have been made by the legislature. Except as otherwise provided, such officers and employees shall be subject to chapter 76 and the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, executive order, executive directive, or rule.

[L 1909, c 122, §1; RL 1925, §2133; RL 1935, pt of §3941; RL 1945, §9777; RL 1955, §220-2; am L 1965, c 97, §16; HRS §608-2; am L 1970, c 188, §30; am L 1972, c 88, §7(c); am L 2002, c 148, §44]

§608-3 to 608-7 REPEALED

L 1970, c 188, §§31 to 35.