The several circuit courts shall have jurisdiction, without the intervention of a jury except as provided by statute, as follows:

(1) Of actions or proceedings:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 603-21.7

  • Dower: A widow
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(A) For the determination and declaration of heirs of deceased persons, which jurisdiction shall be in addition to the probate jurisdiction of the court;
(B) For the admeasurement of dower and curtesy, or the partition of real estate; and
(C) For the enforcement and regulation of the execution of trusts, whether the trusts relate to real or personal estate; for the foreclosure of mortgages; and for the specific performance of contracts; provided that, except when a different provision is made, they shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all other cases in the nature of suits in equity, according to the usages and principles of courts of equity; and
(2) Of actions or proceedings in or in the nature of habeas corpus, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and all other proceedings in or in the nature of applications for writs directed to courts of inferior jurisdiction, to corporations and individuals, as may be necessary to the furtherance of justice and the regular execution of the law.

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