HRS §577-16
Curfew for children under 16
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law sets a curfew for children under 16. They cannot be in public places late at night unless a parent or guardian is with them, or they have written permission from a family court judge. There is an exception for emergencies. Violations are handled through the family court.
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The statute, as written — Curfew; children in public streets, prohibited when; penalty
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 child under sixteen years of age, who, except in case of necessity, or except when permitted so to do in writing by a judge of the family court, goes or remains on any public street, highway, public place, or private place held open to the public after ten o'clock in the evening and before four o'clock in the morning, unaccompanied by either a parent or guardian, or an adult person duly authorized by a parent or guardian to accompany the child, is subject to adjudication under section 571-11(2).
Sections this one refers to
§571-11 Family court authority over children
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