Concurrent Juvenile Jurisdiction Final Legislation
Pursuant to The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959, Hawaii may exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over federal lands so long as it is consistent with the laws of Congress.
In 1991, the Hawaii Court of Appeals ruled that unless Congress indicates an express intent to exercise its reserved power of exclusive jurisdiction, nothing prevents the State from exercising concurrent jurisdiction over military properties in Hawaii.
Hawaii law also establishes that the Hawaii Family Court "shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings concerning any person who is alleged to have committed an act before achieving eighteen years of age that would constitute a violation or attempted violation of any federal, state, or local law or county ordinance. Regardless of where the violation occurred, jurisdiction may be taken by the court of the circuit where the person resides, is living, or is found, or in which the offense is alleged to have occurred."