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HRS §663E-5

Which areas count as drug market target communities

This section says that if you take part in the illegal drug market at a certain level, the law treats you as part of a specific target community. The community gets bigger as the offense level goes up, from a small tax map area to the whole state.

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The statute, as written — Illegal drug market target community

A person who participates in the illegal drug market at a level one, two, three, or four offense shall be considered to have participated in the following illegal drug market target communities: (1) For a level one offense, the area identified by the tax map section in which the defendant’s place of participation is situated; (2) For a level two offense, the area identified by the tax map zone in which the defendant’s place of participation is situated; (3) For a level three offense, the county; provided that in the case of Maui and Kauai counties, the target community shall be any island in the respective county; and (4) For a level four offense, the entire State.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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