§804-1 Bail defined. Bail, or the giving of bail, is the signing of the recognizance by the defendant and the defendant's surety or sureties, conditioned for the appearance of the defendant at the session of a court of competent jurisdiction to be named in the condition, and to abide by the judgment of the court. [PC 1869, c 50, §1; am L 1917, c 149, §1; RL 1925, §3977; RL 1935, §5430; RL 1945, §10731; RL 1955, §256-1; HRS §709-1; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 50, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 139, §4]