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HRS §706-600.5

Definitions for this chapter

This section defines four terms used in this chapter. A day is 24 hours, a month is 30 days, and a year is 365 days. A secure drug treatment facility is a place with security like a minimum-security jail, including constant direct supervision.

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The statute, as written — Definitions of terms in this chapter

In this chapter, unless a different meaning plainly is required: "Day" means a twenty-four-hour period of time. "Month" means a thirty-day period of time. "Secure drug treatment facility" means a facility employing security protocols modeled after a minimum-security detention center, including continuous direct supervision. "Year" means a three hundred sixty-five-day period of time. [L 1987, c 202, §1; am L Sp 2009, c 4, §1] COMMENTARY ON §706-600.5 Act 202, Session Laws 1987, clarified the time periods within this chapter by providing definitions for a "day," "month," and "year." This clarification should eliminate confusion by law enforcement personnel in regard to these time periods. House Standing Committee Report No. 556. Act 4, Special Session Laws 2009, promoted the rehabilitation of convicted drug offenders through alternatives to incarceration by authorizing the placement of certain drug offenders in secure drug treatment facilities. Conference Committee Report No. 25. Act 4 amended this section by adding the definition of "secure drug treatment facility."
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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