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State
Hawaii
Type of enforcement mechanism
Civil judgment
Statute
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-171.5
Statutory language

(a) Unless discharged by payment or service of imprisonment in default of a fine, a fine may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.(b) Costs may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action, but shall not be deemed part of the penalty, and no person shall be imprisoned under this section in default of payment of costs. (c) The state attorney general may institute proceedings to collect the fine, and costs, including interest and attorney's fees, as a civil judgment in the court of appropriate jurisdiction.

Mandatory
No
Level of offense
Traffic
Misdemeanor
Felony
Type of court
Other
Traffic
State
Municipal
Type of charge
Fine