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HRS §124B-175

Taking or opening mail before it is delivered

This section makes it a crime for people covered by this chapter to take, open, hide, destroy, or steal mail before it reaches the person it is addressed to. If they do this to spy on someone or interfere with their mail, they can be punished by a court-martial.

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The statute, as written — Mail matter; wrongful taking; opening

(a) Any person subject to this chapter who, with the intent to obstruct the correspondence of, or to pry into the business or secrets of, any person or organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee shall be punished as directed by a court-martial. (b) Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully opens, secrets, destroys, or steals mail matter before the matter is delivered to or received by the addressee 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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