Haw. Rev. Stat. § 805-8: Notice to county attorney or prosecuting attorney.

In all criminal cases had before a district judge where there has been a commitment as provided in section 805-7, an appeal from the judgment, or a demand for a jury trial, the judge, forthwith, shall send to the county attorney or to the prosecuting attorney, as the case may be, notice of the fact, stating briefly in the notice the nature of the case and action taken thereon, giving the name of the defendant and the date the records were sent to the circuit court or the clerk of the supreme court.