No arrest of any person shall be made without first obtaining a warrant or other process therefor from some magistrate, except in the cases provided in this chapter or otherwise provided by law.
HRS § 803-1
Rules of Court
See HRPP rules 3, 9.
When warrant not necessary. 7 H. 454. Authority to issue warrant of arrest on charge of fraud implies power to discharge when fraud is disproved. 8 H. 187. Defined. 23 H. 250. Cited: 37 H. 189, 199, affirmed 163 F.2d 490; 42 H. 367, 391. Cited as § 708-33. Affidavit for arrest warrant submitted with affidavit for search warrant can be considered to determine probable cause for search warrant. 56 H. 366, 537 P.2d 8. Defendant's warrantless arrest for a petty misdemeanor, made twenty days after the alleged crime was committed, was unlawful; if police believe that waiting days or weeks to arrest a defendant is the most appropriate action under the circumstances, then the police cannot rely on § 803-5 and must obtain a warrant pursuant to this section.107 H. 1, 108 P.3d 304.
See Const. Art. I, §7.