Haw. Rev. Stat. § 659-4

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 659-4 - Petition

The order is obtained by petition addressed to a circuit court, setting out facts sufficient to show a right to the order, and sworn to if the application is made by a private individual, or is made by the attorney general as provided by section 659-6.

HRS § 659-4

L 1876, c 39, §38; RL 1925, §2718; RL 1935, §4260; RL 1945, §10281; RL 1955, § 236-21; HRS § 659-48; am L 1972, c 90, §3(d); ren HRS § 659-4

Sufficiency of petition.17 H. 9;22 Haw. 385, 387. Private individual is a proper party to apply for writ.39 Haw. 431. Appellant's petition sufficiently stated that appellant was a resident, taxpayer, and qualified voter of Maui County, thus establishing appellant's standing to bring petition.74 Haw. 394,846 P.2d 894.