HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is now warning the public to be aware of jury duty scams, statewide.
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State officials said that there’s been a report of about 330,000 jury questionnaires that have arrived this week in mailboxes for potential jury service in 2026. But, not all questionnaires are fraudulent.
The initiative to respond to jury questionnaires is crucial for Hawaiʻi residents.
While scamming questionnaires are being mailed out, the perpetrators often use the names of real officials, provide actual court addresses or manipulate caller ID to convince residents that it’s real and making this process of legitimacy almost impossible…