HRS §702-233
When a victim's consent can be a defense
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗In a criminal case, if the victim agreed to what happened, that agreement can be a defense when it cancels out a required part of the crime or stops the harm the law was meant to prevent. This section explains when consent counts as a valid defense.
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The statute, as written — Consent; general
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.
In any prosecution, the victim's consent to the conduct alleged, or to the result thereof, is a defense if the consent negatives an element of the offense or precludes the infliction of the harm or evil sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense.
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