§835-4  Material witness order; arraignment. 
(a)  When the prospective witness appears before the court, the court must
inform the prospective witness of the nature and purpose of the proceeding, and
that the prospective witness is entitled to a prompt hearing upon the issue of
whether the prospective witness should be adjudged a material witness.  The
prospective witness possesses all the rights, and is entitled to all the court
instructions, with respect to right to counsel, opportunity to obtain counsel
and assignment of counsel in case of financial inability to retain such, which,
pursuant to Rule 5(d)(1), Hawaii Rules of Criminal Procedure, accrue to a
defendant arraigned upon a felony complaint in the district court.



(b)  If the proceeding is adjourned at the
prospective witness' instance, for the purpose of obtaining counsel or
otherwise, the court must order the prospective witness to appear upon the
adjourned date.  The court may further fix bail to secure the prospective
witness' appearance upon such date or until the proceeding is completed and,
upon default thereof, may commit the prospective witness to the custody of the
chief of police for such period. [L 1971, c 214, pt of §1; HRS §718-4; ren L
1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]