HRS §708-8253
Third-degree arson: setting fires that endanger people or damage property
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law makes it a crime to intentionally or knowingly set fire to or burn property if you carelessly put someone at risk of death or injury, or if you knowingly or recklessly damage someone else's property without their permission and the damage is over $500. It is a serious felony.
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The statute, as written — Arson in the third degree
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.
(1) A person commits the offense of arson in the third degree if the person intentionally or knowingly sets fire to or causes to be burned property and: (a) Negligently places another person in danger of death or bodily injury; or (b) Knowingly or recklessly damages the property of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding $500. (2) Arson in the third degree is a class C felony.
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