HRS §124B-132

Helping a criminal avoid arrest or punishment

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If you are covered by this chapter and you help someone who committed a crime under it to avoid being caught, tried, or punished, you can be punished by a court-martial. This section makes it a crime to assist a known offender.

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The statute, as written — Accessory after the fact

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 person subject to this chapter who, knowing that an offense punishable by this chapter has been committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent the offender's apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be punished as directed by a court-martial.

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

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