Any person who knows or has reason to suspect that any offense against the person or property of another is intended to be committed, may apply to a district judge, who shall hear the proof, and if the district judge is convinced of the existence of the intention, shall cause the person accused to be arrested, and compelled to give security in the manner above directed.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 804-38
Offense against other than complainant; arrest
PC 1869, c 47, §7; RL 1925, §4003; RL 1935, §5457; RL 1945, §10757; RL 1955, §256-37; HRS §709-38; am L 1970, c 188, §39; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.