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HRS §245-40

What happens to illegal cigarettes

This section says that cigarettes that are held or handled illegally under this chapter can be taken by the attorney general and given up under the state's forfeiture rules.

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The statute, as written — Forfeitures; disposition

Any cigarette, package of cigarettes, carton of cigarettes, or container of cigarettes unlawfully possessed, kept, stored, acquired, transported, sold, imported, offered, received, or distributed in violation of this chapter may be seized and confiscated by the attorney general and ordered forfeited pursuant to chapter 712A.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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