HRS §124B-153
Disrespect toward a sentinel or lookout
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section covers military members who knowingly show disrespect to a sentinel or lookout on duty. It bans rude words or behavior aimed at them. Punishment is decided by a court-martial.
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The statute, as written — Disrespect toward sentinel or lookout
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 another person is a sentinel or lookout: (1) Uses wrongful and disrespectful language that is directed toward and within the hearing of the sentinel or lookout, who is in the execution of duties as sentinel or lookout; or (2) Behaves in a wrongful and disrespectful manner that is directed toward and within the sight of the sentinel or lookout, who is in the execution of duties as a sentinel or lookout, shall be punished as directed by a court-martial.
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