HRS §103-9

False certification or approval penalty

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This section makes it a crime for a public officer or employee to falsely approve a bill or claim against the state or county, or to buy materials or services without or beyond the budget, intending the state or county to pay. The penalty is a fine, jail time, or both.

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The statute, as written — False certificates or approval; penalty

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any public officer or employee who falsely certifies or approves for payment any bill or voucher, or any claim against the State or any county; or who causes or authorizes the purchase of any materials or supplies or the performance of any service or labor on behalf or for the benefit of the State or any county, in the absence of any appropriations, or in excess of any appropriations made for such purposes, with the intent that the materials or supplies so purchased or the service or labor so performed shall be paid for by the State or county shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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