§124A-14 - Restraint of persons charged with offenses. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§124A-14]  Restraint of persons charged with offenses.  Any person subject to this chapter charged with an offense under this chapter shall be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require; but when charged only with an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, such person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement.  When any person subject to this chapter is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform the person of the specific wrong of which the person is accused and to try the person or to dismiss the charges and release the person. [L 1982, c 171, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]