HRS §124B-181
Threats and false threats are crimes
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section covers people who are subject to this chapter. It says that communicating a threat to hurt someone, their property, or their reputation is a crime. It also covers false threats about dangerous items. Punishment is decided by a court-martial.
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The statute, as written — Communicating threats
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 subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person, property, or reputation of another shall be punished as directed by a court-martial. (b) Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person or property of another by use of: (1) An explosive; (2) A weapon of mass destruction; (3) A biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon; or (4) A hazardous material, shall be punished as directed by a court-martial. (c) Any person subject to this chapter who maliciously communicates a false threat concerning injury to the person or property of another by use of: (1) An explosive; (2) A weapon of mass destruction; (3) A biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon; or (4) A hazardous material, shall be punished as directed by a court-martial. (d) For purposes of this section, "false threat" means a threat that, at the time the threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person communicating the threat.
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