Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-782
Labor trafficking in the second degree
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 707 — Offenses Against the Person · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-782, Labor trafficking in the second degree, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2430460
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(1) A person commits the offense of labor trafficking in the second degree if the person knowingly:
(a) Acts as an individual or uses a licensed business or business enterprise to aid another in a venture knowing that the other person in that venture is committing the offense of labor trafficking in the first degree; or
(b) Benefits, financially or by receiving something of value, from participation in a venture knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that another person has engaged in any act described in paragraph (a) in the course of that venture or that another person in that venture is committing the offense of labor trafficking in the first degree.
(2) Labor trafficking in the second degree is a class B felony; provided that if a violation of subsection (1) involves kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, sexual assault in the first, second, or third degree, or the attempt to commit sexual assault in the first, second, or third degree, or an attempt to cause the death of a person, or if a death results, the offense shall be a class A felony.
(3) Upon conviction of a defendant for an offense under subsection (1), the court shall also order that any and all business licenses issued by the State be revoked for the business or enterprise that the defendant used to aid in the offense of labor trafficking in the second degree; provided that the court, in its discretion, may reinstate a business license upon petition to the court by any remaining owner or partner of the business or enterprise who was not convicted of an offense under this section or section 707-781.