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HRS §489D-29

Criminal penalties for false records and unlicensed activity

This section makes it a crime to lie in required records or to do licensed work without a license. Lying in a record is a serious felony. Working without a license is a lesser crime with possible fines and jail time.

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The statute, as written — Criminal penalties

(a) A person who intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained under this chapter, who intentionally makes a false entry, or who omits a material entry in a record shall be guilty of a class C felony. (b) An individual or person who knowingly engages in any activity for which a license is required under this chapter, without being licensed under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000, imprisonment of not more than one year, or both, and each day a violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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