HRS §281-80
Arrest
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets certain officials arrest people for breaking liquor laws without a warrant. It also lets police or investigators help a liquor licensee arrest a customer who breaks the law in their presence. It is a narrow rule about who can arrest and when.
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The statute, as written — Arrest
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.
Any investigator or police officer who observes any violation by any person of this chapter or of any rule or regulation of the liquor commission, may forthwith arrest the person without a warrant. Whenever any violation of this chapter or of the regulations of the commission occurs in the presence of any licensee, or any investigator or police officer, upon request of the licensee the police officer or investigator may assist the licensee in arresting any patron for violation thereof. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §50; RL 1935, §2619; am L 1939, c 205, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7268; RL 1955, §159-79; HRS §281-80; am L 1990, c 171, §27]
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