§606-8 Powers and duties of clerks. The clerks of the courts of record may issue process, administer oaths, take depositions, and perform all other duties pertaining to their office. A clerk shall attend and record the proceedings at all sittings of courts of record.
The clerks of the circuit courts shall be ex officio masters in matters referred to them by the court. [L 1892, c 57, §62; am L 1911, c 127, §2; RL 1925, §2297; RL 1935, §3696; RL 1945, §9727; RL 1955, §218-8; HRS §606-8; am L 1972, c 88, §4(e)]
Case Notes
Chambers summonses were only issuable by clerks of the circuit court under this section. 35 H. 689 (1940).
Cited: 12 H. 189, 195 (1899); 32 H. 995, 997 (1934); 33 H. 799, 804 (1936).
Cited: 133 H. 102, 324 P.3d 912 (2014).
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 32. Courts and Court Officers
606. Clerks, Reporters, Interpreters, Etc.
606-4 Custody; disposition of exhibits.
606-5 Free copies of certain decrees to veterans.
606-8 Powers and duties of clerks.
606-12 Duties of official court reporters.
606-12.5 Certified shorthand reporter; administration of oaths or affirmations.
606-13 Salary and perquisites of official court reporters.
606-13.6 Private court reporters; contracts.