▁review . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁civil ▁and ▁criminal ▁court ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁is ▁the ▁body ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁state ▁circuit ▁courts . ▁They ▁rule ▁all ▁j ury ▁trial ▁cases ▁and ▁have ▁exclusive ▁juris diction ▁over ▁prob ate , ▁guard ians hip ▁and ▁criminal ▁fel ony ▁cases ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁civil ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁amount ▁in ▁controvers y ▁exceed s ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Hawai i ▁State ▁family ▁courts ▁deal ▁with ▁family ▁law . ▁They ▁have ▁exclusive ▁juris diction ▁over ▁cases ▁with ▁min ors ▁involving ▁del in quency , ▁status ▁off enses , ▁ab use ▁and ▁neglect , ▁term ination ▁of ▁parent al ▁rights , ▁ad option ▁guard ians hips ▁and ▁det ention ▁among ▁others . ▁The ▁Family ▁Cour ts ▁also ▁over see ▁cases ▁of ▁domestic ▁relations , ▁include ▁divor ce , ▁child ▁support , ▁and ▁cust ody ▁cases . ▁ ▁The ▁Hawai i ▁state ▁district ▁courts ▁have ▁exclusive ▁juris diction ▁over ▁traffic ▁inf ra ctions , ▁land l ord - ten ant ▁disput es , ▁civil ▁ben ch ▁tri als ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁amount ▁in ▁controvers y ▁is ▁under ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁civil ▁cases ▁where ▁claim ▁does ▁not ▁exceed ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁criminal ▁off enses ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁fine ▁or ▁by ▁imprison ment ▁not ▁exceed ing ▁one ▁year , ▁county - ordin ance ▁cases ▁and ▁pet itions ▁for ▁rest ra ining ▁orders . ▁The ▁Hawai i ▁State ▁Small ▁Cla ims ▁Court ▁is ▁a ▁division