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HRS §312-3.5

Fees for keeping library materials late

If you keep library materials past their due date, you will owe a small fee set by the Board of Education. If you keep them for 30 days or more, you will owe a fee equal to the cost to replace them.

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The statute, as written — Detention of public library materials; penalty

(a) A person who detains any public library materials belonging to any community, school, or public library for one day after the due date of the public library materials, shall be subject to a nominal charge established by the board of education. (b) A person detaining any public library materials thirty days or more after the due date of the materials shall be subject to a charge commensurate with the replacement value of the public library materials.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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