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HRS §577-23

Parent or guardian responsibility and penalty

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This section says a parent, guardian, or other person in charge of an unmarried minor can be punished if they knowingly let the minor break the rule in section 577-22. The punishment is a fine or jail time, but the exact amounts are not listed here.

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The statute, as written — Parent et al. responsibility, 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 parent, guardian, or other person having the care, custody, or control of an unmarried minor, who knowingly permits such minor to violate section 577-22, shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§577-22 Age limit for dance hall patrons and partners

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