§604-6 Ejectment proceedings. Nothing in section 604-5 shall preclude a district court from taking jurisdiction in ejectment proceedings where the title to real estate does not come in question at the trial of the action. If the defendant is defaulted or if on the trial it is proved that the plaintiff is entitled to the possession of the premises, the court shall give judgment for the plaintiff and shall issue a writ of possession. The rules of court shall govern the stay of a writ of possession. [L 1949, c 315, §1; RL 1955, §216-5; HRS §604-6; am L 1970, c 188, §14; am L 1971, c 144, §2]
Rules of Court
Stay, see DCRCP rule 62.
Case Notes
Plaintiff in ejectment need not show possession within twenty years if plaintiff shows title and no adverse possession is proved. 7 H. 324 (1888).
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 32. Courts and Court Officers
604-1 Judicial circuits; district judges; sessions.
604-2 Appointment and tenure of district judges; per diem district judges.
604-2.5 Salary of district judges.
604-3 Disqualification, absence, vacancy.
604-6.1 Jurisdiction of district courts; leased or rented personal property.
604-7.2 Arrest warrants arising from traffic violations.
604-7.4 Cure or waiver of defects.
604-7.5 Continuance of hearing or trial.
604-8 Criminal, misdemeanors, generally.
604-10.5 Power to enjoin and temporarily restrain harassment.
604-11 Jurisdiction of district courts; ordinances.
604-11.5 Same; offenses committed within the circuit.
604-15 Rules by supreme court.
604-16 Expenses of serving warrant.