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HRS §338-43

Perjury for false statements on a vital statistics certificate application

This section makes it a crime to lie under oath when applying for a certificate under section 338-41. If you give false testimony, in writing or orally, you can be punished for perjury. It is a narrow rule about honesty in that specific application process.

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The statute, as written — [OLD] REPEALED

L 1972, c 66, §1(6). §338-43 Perjury. Any applicant or any person who gives or offers any false testimony, oral or written, under oath, in support or respect of any application for a certificate under section 338-41, shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punishable accordingly.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§338-41 Rules for birth certificate forms and their legal effect

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