The sheriff of the county of Kalawao shall preserve the public peace and shall arrest and take before the district judge for examination all persons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense and prosecute the same to the best of the sheriff's ability.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 326-37
Sheriff, duties
L 1905, c 39, §5; RL 1925, §1580; RL 1935, §2931; RL 1945, §2441; RL 1955, §50-38; HRS §326-37; am L 1970, c 188, §39; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11
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