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HRS §707-710

First-degree assault: serious or elder injury

This law defines first-degree assault as intentionally or knowingly causing serious bodily injury to someone, or causing substantial bodily injury to a person 60 or older when the attacker knew or should have known their age. It is a class B felony.

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The statute, as written — Assault in the first degree

(1) A person commits the offense of assault in the first degree if the person intentionally or knowingly causes: (a) Serious bodily injury to another person; or (b) Substantial bodily injury to a person who is sixty years of age or older and the age of the injured person is known or reasonably should be known to the person causing the injury. (2) Assault in the first degree is a class B felony.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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