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HRS §281-101

Penalties for making or selling liquor without a license

This law says you cannot make or sell liquor unless you are allowed to do so under Hawaii's liquor laws. If you make liquor without permission, you can be fined or jailed. If you sell liquor without permission, it is a serious crime.

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The statute, as written — Unlicensed manufacture or sale of liquor; penalty

(a) If any person, acting in person or by or through any agent, servant, or employee, manufactures any liquor, either directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense or by any subterfuge, except as authorized pursuant to this chapter, the person shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (b) If any person, acting in person or by or through any agent, servant, or employee, sells any liquor, either directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense or by any subterfuge, except as authorized pursuant to this chapter, the person shall be guilty of a class C felony. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §62; RL 1935, §2630; RL 1945, §7282; RL 1955, §159-100; HRS §281-101; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 171, §31; am L 2019, c 15, §2]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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