(a) Upon return of the juror qualification forms, the clerk, after careful investigation in each case, shall select for prospective jury service all those persons whom the clerk believes are qualified and not exempt; provided that any person who is exempt may be selected if the person waives the person’s exemption.
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 612-14
Court: means the circuit and district courts of this State, and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 612-3
Juror: A person who is on the jury.
Jury wheel: means any physical device or electronic system for the storage of the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 612-3
Name: when used in connection with prospective jurors, includes identifying numbers of the jurors. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 612-3
(b) The names of the persons so selected shall be placed in the qualified jury wheel, to be used in compiling lists of prospective jurors subject to service during the ensuing year; provided that the clerk, with the approval of the court, may excuse a prospective juror for any cause set forth under section 612-7, in which case the name of the excused person shall not be placed in the qualified jury wheel.(c) The clerk may place in the qualified jury wheel for further service the name of any person who, in the previous jury year, wilfully or without reasonable excuse failed to appear as summoned.
