Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 184-5.1

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 184-1
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

Except when authorized by law to immediately take a person arrested for violation of the state parks, historical objects and sites, and outdoor recreation laws and regulations; traffic laws and ordinances; and the laws of the State and the rules and regulations of the department relative to the protection and proper utilization of the recreational, scenic, historical, natural and archaeological, scientific and related resources of state and private lands before a magistrate, any state parks enforcement officer upon arresting any person for violation of the state parks, historical objects and sites, and outdoor recreation laws and regulations; traffic laws and ordinances; and laws of the State and the rules and regulations of the department relative to the protection and proper utilization of the recreational, scenic, historical, natural and archaeological, scientific and related resources of state and private lands shall take the name, address, social security number and other pertinent information of the person and shall issue to the person a summons and citation, printed in the form hereinafter described, mandating warning the person to appear and answer to the charge against the person at a certain place and at a time within seven days after the arrest.