(a) The presiding officer of either the council or any committee of the council, as the case may be, may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production of books, documents, or other evidence, in any matter pending before either the council or committee, as the case may be.
(b) Every investigating committee may issue, by majority vote of all its members, subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production of books, documents, or other evidence, in any matter pending before the committee.
(c) Any subpoena issued under the authority of the council or its authorized committee shall run in the name of the City and County of Honolulu and shall be addressed to any or all of the following officers:
(1) The sergeant at arms or bailiff of the council;
(2) The sheriff or the sheriff’s deputies;
(3) The chief of police of any county or the chief of police’s deputies; or
(4) Any police officer of the State or any county.
The subpoena shall:
(1) Be signed by the officer authorized to issue it;
(2) Set forth the officer’s official title;
(3) Contain a reference to Charter § 3-120 or resolution, or other means, by which the taking of testimony or other evidence was authorized; and
(4) In the case of a summons or subpoena, set forth in general terms the matter or question with reference to which the testimony or other evidence is to be taken.
(d) Any officer to whom such process is directed, if within such officer’s territorial jurisdiction, shall serve or execute the same upon delivery thereof to the officer without charge or compensation, except in the case of the sheriff or the sheriff’s deputies where the council shall pay the customary service fee plus the mileage expenses.
(Sec. 4-4.7, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 4, Art. 4, § 4-4.7) (Am. Ord. 96-58)