Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-234 – Complaints of wrongs
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-234
- Adjutant general: means the adjutant general of the State as defined in section 121-7. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-1
- Commanding officer: includes :
(1) Only commissioned officers of the state military forces; and (2) Officers in charge only when administering nonjudicial punishment under section 124B-21. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-1 - Commissioned officer: includes a commissioned warrant officer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-1
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Governor: means the governor of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-1
- 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.
- Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-1
- Officer: means a commissioned officer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-1
- State military forces: means the National Guard of the State, as defined in title 32 United States Code § 101(3), the organized naval militia of the State, and any other military force organized under the laws of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 124B-1
Any member of the state military forces who has a complaint against the member’s commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer, who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom the complaint is made. The officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction shall examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of, and shall, as soon as possible, send to the governor or adjutant general a true statement of that complaint, with the proceedings had thereon.