{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-480-21","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 480-21","heading":"Court and venue.","body":"(a) Any criminal action or proceeding authorized by this chapter shall be brought in any appropriate court in the circuit in which the defendant resides, engages in business, or has an agent.\n\n(b) Any civil action or proceeding authorized by this chapter may be brought in any appropriate court.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 26","Chapter 480"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol11_Ch0476-0490/HRS0480/HRS_0480-0021.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"941bd00330c94ccffc39c3e5dc269e64721c9d6f8fd2f1575116435bf688d0a3","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-480-20","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-480-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}