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HRS §183D-27.5

Rules against interfering with legal hunters

This law makes it illegal to stop or try to stop someone who has a valid hunting license from hunting legally. It also bans going onto land or water without permission if you plan to interfere. Breaking these rules can lead to a fine, jail time, or both.

landowners

The statute, as written — Harassment of hunters; prohibition

(a) No person shall intentionally prevent or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of game by a person licensed pursuant to section 183D-21 by: (1) Placing the person's self in a location in which human presence may affect the behavior of game to be taken or the feasibility of taking such game; (2) Creating a visual, aural, olfactory, or physical stimulus to affect the behavior of game to be taken; (3) Affecting the condition or placement of personal property intended for use in the taking; or (4) Obstructing the person's access to areas in which the person intends to lawfully take game. (b) No person shall enter or remain upon public lands or waters, or upon private lands or waters, without permission of the owner or the owner's agent, with intent to violate this section. (c) The maximum penalty for violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a fine of $500, thirty days imprisonment, or both.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§183D-21 Hunting license needed before hunting game

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