HRS §124B-11
Who can arrest and hold people under this law
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says who has the power to arrest people covered by this law. It also says that people arrested outside Hawaii must be brought back using normal extradition rules. No one can charge a fee for taking, holding, or confining an arrested person unless the law allows it.
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The statute, as written — Apprehension
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.
(a) Any person authorized by this chapter or title 10 United States Code chapter 47, or by rules or regulations issued under either, any marshal of a court-martial appointed pursuant to this chapter, and any peace officer authorized by law, may apprehend persons subject to this chapter upon probable cause that an offense has been committed and that the person apprehended committed it. (b) Commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers, and noncommissioned officers may quell quarrels, affrays, and disorders among persons subject to this chapter and apprehend persons subject to this chapter who take part therein. (c) If an alleged offender is apprehended outside the State, the alleged offender's return to the State shall be in accordance with normal extradition procedures or by reciprocal agreement. (d) No person authorized by this section to apprehend persons subject to this chapter or place where the alleged offenders are confined, restrained, held, or otherwise housed may require payment of any fee or charge for so receiving, apprehending, confining, restraining, holding, or otherwise housing the persons except as provided by law.
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