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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106

Harassment

Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 711 — Offenses Against Public Order · Status: effective

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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106, Harassment, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2430784
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(1) A person commits the offense of harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any other person, that person: (a) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches another person in an offensive manner or subjects the other person to offensive physical contact; (b) Insults, taunts, or challenges another person in a manner likely to provoke an immediate violent response or that would cause the other person to reasonably believe that the actor intends to cause bodily injury to the recipient or another or damage to the property of the recipient or another; (c) Repeatedly makes telephone calls, facsimile transmissions, or any form of electronic communication as defined in section 711-1111(2), including electronic mail transmissions, without purpose of legitimate communication; (d) Repeatedly makes a communication anonymously or at an extremely inconvenient hour; (e) Repeatedly makes communications, after being advised by the person to whom the communication is directed that further communication is unwelcome; or (f) Makes a communication using offensively coarse language that would cause the recipient to reasonably believe that the actor intends to cause bodily injury to the recipient or another or damage to the property of the recipient or another. (2) Harassment is a petty misdemeanor.