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Other record books contain minutes of appeals, bankruptcy, criminal, divorce, equity, and law proceedings. Minute book entries contain court date, defendant and plaintiff names, names of attorneys representing the defendant and plaintiff, court proceedings, judgments, sentencing in criminal cases, and appeals. Civil cases were filed in circuit court to adjudicate property claims and to seek monetary compensation in disputes. Criminal proceedings were taken in the courts against persons charged with some violation of the criminal laws. Divorce minute books contain divorce, separation and permission to marry again proceedings.

The Supreme Court minutes are dated 1844 to 1848 and contain appeals from the island courts. The Court of Oahu record book dates from 1846 to 1848 and contains appeals, civil, criminal, divorce and probate proceedings.