Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 352-29

(1) At the time of sentencing for any subsequent offense for which the committed person has been waived pursuant to section 571-22 and has been convicted by a court of competent criminal jurisdiction;

(2) At the expiration date of the order of commitment issued unless the director has, prior to such expiration date, sought and obtained from the court an extension of such order;

(3) Whenever the director, prior to the termination otherwise of such order, determines that the purposes of such order have been achieved in the case of a person under age eighteen; provided that if the commitment order reserves the prior approval of the family court for any discharge before termination, the director shall obtain approval of the court for a discharge; or

(4) Whenever the director, prior to the termination otherwise of such order, determines that the purposes of such order have been achieved in the case of a person committed to a term extending beyond the person's eighteenth birthday and obtains court approval prior to discharge.