HRS §142-65
Animals trespassing on fenced uncultivated land
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that if certain animals get into properly fenced uncultivated land and cause damage, the animal owner must pay the full damage to the person who suffered it, once the damage is proven.
landowners
The statute, as written — On uncultivated land
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.
If any of the animals mentioned in section 142-63 trespasses on any properly fenced uncultivated land, the owner of the animals shall pay upon proof, the full amount of the damage or loss to the landowner or to any person in possession of the land, whoever suffers the damage or loss.
Sections this one refers to
§142-63 Animal owner must pay for damage to fenced crops
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