Restraining Orders

Anyone who has been the victim of any of the acts that Hawai‘i defines as harassment can file for an injunction.¹ However, you cannot file for an injunction against harassment if the harasser is a family or household member. In that case, you would need to apply for a domestic abuse protective order from the family court.² Please see our Domestic Abuse Protective Orders page for more information.

Note: The definition of family or household member includes a person you live with or used to live with. However, it does not include adults who lived together: 

• as roommates; or
• only for economic reasons or due to a lease.³

Therefore, you may be able to file for an injunction against harassment against a roommate or cohabitant.

¹ Haw. Rev. Stat. § 604-10.5(d)
² See Hawai‘i State Judiciary website
³ Haw. Rev. Stat. § 586-1