The Hawaii State Judiciary is warning the public about jury duty scams happening while 330,000 jury questionnaires are arriving in mailboxes statewide this week for potential jury service in 2026.

“By law, Hawaiʻi residents must respond to jury questionnaires. However, scammers may try to exploit this legitimate process by impersonating court officials or law enforcement officers and claiming you have an outstanding warrant for failing to appear for jury duty. Victims are then pressured to pay a ‘fine’ immediately to avoid arrest, ” read a news release from the state.

The scams can be convincing because perpetrators often use the “names of real officials, provide actual court addresses, or manipulate caller ID to make it appear the call is coming from a government agency.”

In some cases

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