(a) This chapter shall apply to the United States, the states and territories, the District of Columbia, and all territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and to proceedings commenced in any court therein, and shall be enforced through the usual forms of procedure in such courts or under their rules.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 657D-2

  • Court: includes any court of competent jurisdiction of the State of Hawaii, whether or not a court of record. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 657D-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.
(b) When under this chapter any application is required to be made to a court in which no proceeding has already been commenced as to the matter, that application may be made to any court.

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