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HI Rev Stat § 710-1076 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|710. Offenses Against Public Administration|710-1076 Tampering with physical evidence. §710-1076 Commentary:

  §710-1076 Tampering with physical evidence. (1) A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or about to be instituted, the person:  (a) Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or alters physical evidence with intent to impair its verity in the pending or prospective official proceeding;  (b) Makes, presents, or offers any false physical evidence with intent that it be introduced in the pending or prospective official proceeding.  (2) "Physical evidence," as used in this section includes any article, object, document, record, or other thing of physical substance.  (3) Tampering with physical evidence is a misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993] COMMENTARY ON §710-1076  Official proceedings rely on the integrity of physical evidence, in addition to the integrity of witnesses and jurors, to achieve equitable results. To allow the impairment or falsification of physical evidence would undermine greatly the fairness and impartiality of the judicial process.  This section makes it an offense both to conceal true evidence and to offer false evidence, since to do either would obviously misrepresent the truth which it is the object of the proceeding to determine. In both cases, the actor must have an intent that the concealment or falsification should have an effect in the proceeding. "Physical evidence" is defined principally to distinguish it from that evidence which is offered as testimony by witnesses.  Previous Hawaii law dealt with the offense of tampering with physical evidence under the general heading of supressing evidence.[1] The prior law provided that any person who "destroys, conceals, or suppresses any deposition or other legal evidence in any suit or proceeding..."[2] would be subject to a misdemeanor penalty. It had been held that the offense of suppressing evidence is not limited to judicial proceedings.3 The Code extends the law by specifically covering presentation or fabrication of false physical evidence and any form of tampering when it is believed an official proceeding is about to be instituted. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTARY ON §710-1076  The Code as adopted differs from the Proposed Draft in that in subsection (1)(a) the words "or availability" were deleted after the word "verity." __________  §710-1076 Commentary: 1. H.R.S. §725-4. 2. Id. 3. Territory v. Achuck, 31 Haw. 474 (1930).
HI Rev Stat § 710-1078 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|710. Offenses Against Public Administration|710-1078 Disrespect of a house of the legislature.

 [ §710-1078] Disrespect of a house of the legislature. (1) A person who is not a member of either house of the legislature commits the offense of disrespect of a house of the legislature if, while the person is present at a legislative session of either house or at a hearing of any committee of either house, the person creates a breach of peace or disturbance with intent to interrupt the proceeding.  (2) Whenever there is probable cause to believe that a person has violated subsection (1), the person shall be subject to arrest and removal from the presence of the legislature or either house or any committee of a house, by the sergeant-at-arms of the affected house or by any other law enforcement officer of the State, as directed by the sergeant-at-arms.  (3) Disrespect of a house of the legislature is a petty misdemeanor. L 2012, c 204, §1 COMMENTARY ON §710-1078  Act 204, Session Laws 2012, added this section to establish the petty misdemeanor offense of disrespect of a house of the legislature. While instances of contemptuous behavior are rare, the legislature believed that the law needed to be updated to address such possible behavior that can occur at any time. Senate Standing Committee Report No. 2998.
HI Rev Stat § 711-1104 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1104 Unlawful assembly. §711-1104 Commentary:

  §711-1104 Unlawful assembly. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful assembly if:  (a) The person assembles with five or more other persons with intent to engage in conduct constituting a riot; or  (b) Being present at an assembly that either has or develops a purpose to engage in conduct constituting a riot, the person remains there with intent to advance that purpose.  (2) Unlawful assembly is a misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1] COMMENTARY ON §711-1104  Section 711-1104 is intended to reach those who have assembled for the purpose of rioting or who are on their way to the scene of a riot, but who have not yet begun to riot, or who associate with a group of known potential rioters with intent to aid their cause. It thus comprises both unlawful assembly and riot at the common law, and constitutes in effect an expanded concept of attempted riot. Punishment is at the misdemeanor level.  Specifically the section requires assembling with five or more others with intent to engage in conduct constituting a riot, or remaining at an assembly that develops a purpose to engage in a riot, with intent to advance that purpose.  Previous Hawaii law was directed at only specific instances of unlawful assembly. It was illegal under prior law to assemble for the purpose of advocating criminal syndicalism,[1] also, under the former disorderly conduct statute, it was illegal for persons congregating on a public street or sidewalk to refuse to move on at the orders of the police.2 Thus, the Code's concept of unlawful assembly as an attempted riot offense is new to Hawaii law. __________  §711-1104 Commentary: 1. H.R.S. §721-4. 2. Id. §772-2(2).
HI Rev Stat § 711-1106.4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1106.4 Aggravated harassment by stalking.

  §711-1106.4 Aggravated harassment by stalking. (1) A person commits the offense of aggravated harassment by stalking if that person commits the offense of harassment by stalking as provided in section 711-1106.5 and has been convicted previously of harassment by stalking under section 711-1106.5 within five years of the instant offense.  (2) Aggravated harassment by stalking is a class C felony. [L 1995, c 159, §1; am L 2003, c 68, §1] Cross References  Power to enjoin and temporarily restrain harassment, see §604-10.5.  Surreptitious surveillance, see §707-733(1)(c). COMMENTARY ON §711-1106.4  Act 159, Session Laws 1995, added this section to provide for a class C felony offense of aggravated harassment by stalking. The legislature found that a stalker's behavior frequently is characterized by a series of acts directed at the same victim that are progressively more serious in nature. Thus, the legislature believed it necessary to provide enhanced penalties in those cases to deter that type of behavior and to protect the public safety. Conference Committee Report No. 77.  Act 68, Session Laws 2003, amended this section by deleting the requirement of violations of court orders and the requirement that the defendant have been convicted previously of harassment by stalking involving the same person, and inserting that the defendant have been convicted previously of harassment by stalking within five years of the instant offense. Conference Committee Report No. 54, House Standing Committee Report No. 1315.
HI Rev Stat § 711-1106.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1106.6 Harassment by impersonation.

  §711-1106.6 Harassment by impersonation. (1) A person commits the offense of harassment by impersonation if that person poses as another person, without the express authorization of that person, and makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, a transmission of any personal information of the person to another by any oral statement, any written statement, or any statement conveyed by any electronic means, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any person.  (2) Harassment by impersonation is a misdemeanor.  (3) For the purposes of this section:  "Personal information" means information associated with an actual person that is a name, an address, a telephone number, or an electronic mail address.  "Pose" means to falsely represent oneself, directly or indirectly, as another person or persons. [L 2008, c 133, §1] Cross References  Impersonating a public servant or law enforcement officer, see § §710-1016, 710-1016.6, and 710-1016.7. COMMENTARY ON §711-1106.6  Act 133, Session Laws 2008, added this section, creating the misdemeanor offense of harassment by impersonation. Conference Committee Report No. 27-08.
HI Rev Stat § 711-1107 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1107 Desecration. §711-1107 Commentary:

  §711-1107 Desecration. (1) A person commits the offense of desecration if the person intentionally desecrates:  (a) Any public monument or structure;  (b) A place of worship or burial; or  (c) In a public place the national flag or any other object of veneration by a substantial segment of the public.  (2) "Desecrate" means defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically mistreating in a way that the defendant knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover the defendant's action.  (3) Any person convicted of committing the offense of desecration shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993; am L 2002, c 198, §1] Revision Note  In subsection (1)(a), "or" deleted pursuant to §23G-15. COMMENTARY ON §711-1107  Previous Hawaii law prohibited certain types of desecration. For example, desecration of the United States flag was prohibited.1 Section 711-1107 deals more generally with all acts of desecration; i.e., acts of physical damage to or mistreatment of venerated places and objects under circumstances which the defendant knows are likely to outrage the sensibilities of persons who observe or discover the defendant's actions. Thus, any desecration of a public monument or structure; or a place of worship or burial (public or private); or, in a public place, the national flag, or any other object (such as certain religious objects) revered by a substantial segment of the public, will constitute an offense. Damage by desecration is treated separately from other types of property damage because the sense of outrage produced by such acts is out of proportion to the monetary value of the damage. Thus, desecration is a misdemeanor, although many such cases might otherwise be petty misdemeanors under §708-823 because the object desecrated is worth less than $50. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTARY ON §711-1107  Act 198, Session Laws 2002, amended this section by changing the penalty for desecration from a misdemeanor to one year imprisonment, a fine of $10,000, or both. The legislature found that recent vandalism at cemeteries denoted that the current financial penalties of a misdemeanor offense for desecration were an insufficient deterrent. The $10,000 fine was consistent with the penalty in §6E-11(c), relating to destruction of historic property. The legislature believed that a burial place or grave deserved no less a penalty for damage than did a historical monument. Senate Standing Committee Report No. 2957, House Standing Committee Report No. 416-02. __________  §711-1107 Commentary: 1. H.R.S. §733-6; another example is §734-3 which prohibits desecration of a grave.
HI Rev Stat § 711-1109.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1109.3 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the first degree.

  §711-1109.3 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the first degree. (1) A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the first degree if the person:  (a) Knowingly:  (i) Causes, sponsors, arranges, or holds a dogfight for entertainment or financial gain; or  (ii) Owns, trains, transports, possesses, sells, transfers, or equips any dog with the intent that the dog shall be engaged in a dogfight; or  (b) Recklessly:  (i) Allows a dogfight to occur on any property owned or controlled by the person; or  (ii) Allows any dog intended to be used for a dogfight to be kept, trained on, or transported in, any property owned or controlled by the person.  (2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any of the following:  (a) The use of dogs in the management of livestock by the owner of the livestock or the owner's employees or agents or other persons in lawful custody thereof;  (b) The use of dogs in hunting wildlife including game; or  (c) The training of dogs or the use of equipment in the training of dogs for any purpose not prohibited by law.  (3) As used in this section, "dogfight" means a dog or dogs pitted against another dog or dogs with the intent that the encounter will result in injury to one or more of the dogs.  (4) Violation of this section shall be a class B felony.  (5) If there is any conflict between this section and section 711-1109, or any other provision of law, this section shall apply. [L 1983, c 129, §1; am L 1987, c 230, §5; am L 2011, c 149, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 711-1109.4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1109.4 Causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal.

  §711-1109.4 Causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal. (1) A person commits the offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal if:  (a) The person recklessly causes substantial bodily injury to or the death of any service animal or law enforcement animal while the service animal or law enforcement animal is in the discharge of its duties; or  (b) The person is the owner of a dog and recklessly permits that dog to attack a service animal or law enforcement animal while the service animal or law enforcement animal is in the discharge of its duties, resulting in the substantial bodily injury or death of the service animal or law enforcement animal.  (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to:  (a) Accepted veterinary practices;  (b) Activities carried on for scientific research governed by standards of accepted educational or medicinal practices; or  (c) Cropping or docking as customarily practiced and permitted by law.  (3) Any person who commits the offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal shall be guilty of a class C felony.  (4) In addition to any other penalties, any person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to:  (a) The owner of the service animal or law enforcement animal for any veterinary bills and out-of-pocket costs incurred as a result of the injury to the service animal or law enforcement animal; and  (b) The person, entity, or organization that incurs the cost of retraining or replacing the service animal or law enforcement animal for the cost of retraining or replacing the service animal or law enforcement animal if it is disabled or killed.  (5) As used in this section "service animal" shall have the same meaning as in section 347-2.5. [L 2002, c 259, pt of §1; am L 2011, c 175, §9; am L 2013, c 205, §2; am L 2018, c 217, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 711-1109.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1109.5 Intentional interference with the use of a service animal or law enforcement animal.

  §711-1109.5 Intentional interference with the use of a service animal or law enforcement animal. (1) A person commits the offense of intentional interference with the use of a service animal or law enforcement animal if the person, with no legal justification, intentionally or knowingly strikes, beats, kicks, cuts, stabs, shoots, or administers any type of harmful substance or poison to a service animal or law enforcement animal while the service animal or law enforcement animal is in the discharge of its duties.  (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to:  (a) Accepted veterinary practices;  (b) Activities carried on for scientific research governed by standards or accepted educational or medicinal practices; or  (c) Cropping or docking as customarily practiced and permitted by law.  (3) Intentional interference with the use of a service animal or law enforcement animal is a misdemeanor.  (4) In addition to any other penalties, any person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to:  (a) The owner of the service animal or law enforcement animal for any veterinary bills and out-of-pocket costs incurred as a result of the injury to the service animal or law enforcement animal; and  (b) The person, entity, or organization that incurs the cost of retraining or replacing the service animal or law enforcement animal for the cost of retraining or replacing the service animal or law enforcement animal, if it is disabled or killed.  (5) Nothing in this section is intended to affect any civil remedies available for a violation of this section.  (6) As used in this section, "service animal" shall have the same meaning as in section 347-2.5. [L 2002, c 259, pt of §1; am L 2011, c 175, §10; am L 2013, c 205, §3; am L 2018, c 217, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 711-1109.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1109.6 REPEALED. L 2009, c 160, §3.

  §711-1109.6 REPEALED. L 2009, c 160, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 711-1109.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1109.7 Pet animal or equine animal desertion. (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person in possession of any pet animal or equine animal to desert the pet animal or equine animal. (2) Any person who violates subsection (1) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 in addition to any other penalties. (3) Any person who violates subsection (1) and recklessly causes the death of or substantial bodily injury to the pet animal or equine animal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 in addition to any other penalties. (4) Each pet animal or equine animal that is deserted in violation of subsection (1) or suffers death or substantial bodily injury as a result of a violation of subsection (1) shall constitute a separate offense. (5) For the purposes of this section, "desert" means to leave without the intent to return. [L 2016, c 165, §2] Revision Note Subsections redesignated pursuant to §23G-15.

 §711-1109.7 Pet animal or equine animal desertion. (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person in possession of any pet animal or equine animal to desert the pet animal or equine animal.  (2) Any person who violates subsection (1) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 in addition to any other penalties.  (3) Any person who violates subsection (1) and recklessly causes the death of or substantial bodily injury to the pet animal or equine animal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 in addition to any other penalties.  (4) Each pet animal or equine animal that is deserted in violation of subsection (1) or suffers death or substantial bodily injury as a result of a violation of subsection (1) shall constitute a separate offense.  (5) For the purposes of this section, "desert" means to leave without the intent to return. [L 2016, c 165, §2] Revision Note  Subsections redesignated pursuant to §23G-15.
HI Rev Stat § 711-1109.35 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1109.35 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree.

 §711-1109.35 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree. (1) A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree if the person knowingly:  (a) Wagers on a dogfight;  (b) Attends or pays to attend a dogfight; or  (c) Possesses any device intended to enhance the dog's fighting ability with the intent that the device be used to train or prepare the dog for a dogfight.  (2) As used in this section:  "Bait dog" means a live animal used to train or prepare dogs for a dogfight.  "Device" means both animate and inanimate objects and includes live animals used as bait dogs.  "Dogfight" means a dog or dogs pitted against another dog or dogs with the intent that the encounter will result in injury to one or more of the dogs.  "Wager" means staking or risking something of value on the outcome of a dogfight.  (3) Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree is a class C felony. [L 2011, c 149, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 711-1109.37 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code|711. Offenses Against Public Order|711-1109.37 Cruelty to animals by trapping.

  §711-1109.37 Cruelty to animals by trapping. (1) A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals by trapping if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly uses, sets, or maintains:  (a) A steel-jawed leg-hold trap; or  (b) A snare, conibear trap, or foot- or leg-hold trap in an area zoned as residential or any other area where such snare or trap is prohibited by law or rule; except under the situations described in subsection (2).  (2) Subsection (1)(b) shall not apply to employees of state or federal agencies, or persons acting as a designated cooperator or an agent of the State, who are carrying out activities required under a management plan approved by state or federal agencies, pursuant to a mandatory statutory duty for the protection of species listed as threatened or endangered species, or other wildlife species protected by law, or for the protection of public health, safety, or property.  (3) As used in this section:  "Conibear trap" means a contrivance consisting of metal or steel designed to kill by crushing the body or severing the spinal cord of any animal. "Conibear trap" shall not include snap traps used for rodent control.  "Foot- or leg-hold trap" means a contrivance consisting of metal or steel that is off-set, padded or laminated, and is designed to capture and hold any animal by a foot or limb.  "Snare" means a contrivance consisting of a noose, regardless of material, designed to capture, trap, or kill any animal or hold any animal by a foot, limb, or neck.  "Steel-jawed leg-hold trap" means a spring-powered contrivance that captures or holds the limb of an animal by exerting a lateral force with fix-mounted jaws.  (4) Cruelty to animals by trapping is a misdemeanor. [L 2013, c 208, §3]