{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-21-17","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 21-17","heading":"Sergeants-at-arms; powers and duties.","body":"The sergeant-at-arms of each house of the legislature, and each of the sergeant-at-arms' deputies appointed by authority of such house, shall:\n\n(1) Attend such house during its sittings;\n\n(2) Maintain order under the direction of the speaker, president, or other presiding officer of such house;\n\n(3) Under the direction of the clerk of such house, execute the commands of such house and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to the sergeant-at-arms by the speaker, president, or other presiding officer of such house, or by the chairperson or acting chairperson of any joint committee established by a concurrent resolution of the two houses of the legislature, or by the chairperson or acting chairperson of any committee of either house. In this connection the sergeant-at-arms and each of the sergeant-at-arms' deputies shall have all the powers and authority of a police officer, including the power of arrest.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 3","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0021/HRS_0021-0017.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"da400788ac87a179f439b15c7a26c345bc5cf9a0c4b01a3d7ff60187248474f1","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-21-16","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-21-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}