Hawaii Consents To Jurisdiction By United States Magistrate Judge is a legal procedure whereby a party in a civil case in Hawaii consents to being tried in the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Hawaii. This type of consent is typically used when parties in a civil case are from different states, and one of the parties is not willing to travel to the other's state for trial. There are two types of Hawaii Consents To Jurisdiction By United States Magistrate Judge: voluntary and involuntary. With a voluntary consent, the parties agree to allow the United States Magistrate Judge to preside over the case and make the final decision. With an involuntary consent, the parties are required to consent to the United States Magistrate Judge’s jurisdiction by court order. In both cases, the parties must agree to abide by the decisions and orders of the Magistrate Judge.