HRS §200-15

No one may take control of property held by the department

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that no one is allowed to take control of a vessel or other property that the department has legally taken into custody, seized, or detained. It is a simple rule with no exceptions or details.

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The statute, as written — Vessels or property taken into legal custody; unauthorized control

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.

No person shall exercise control over a vessel or other property that is under legal custody, seizure, or detention by the department.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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