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HRS §708-893Using a computer to commit another crime
This law makes it a separate, more serious crime to use a computer to target or contact a victim of certain other crimes, like sexual assault, harassment, or child abuse. If you are convicted, the penalty is one step higher than the underlying crime, and it does not merge with that crime.
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The statute, as written — Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime
(1) [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2027. L 2024, c 239, §4.] A person commits the offense of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime if the person knowingly uses a computer to identify, select, solicit, persuade, coerce, entice, induce, procure, pursue, surveil, contact, harass, annoy, or alarm the victim or intended victim of the following offenses: (a) Section 707-726, relating to custodial interference in the first degree; (b) Section 707-727, relating to custodial interference in the second degree; (c) Section 707-731, relating to sexual assault in the second degree; (d) Section 707-732, relating to sexual assault in the third degree; (e) Section 707-733, relating to sexual assault in the fourth degree; (f) Section 707-751, relating to promoting child abuse in the second degree; (g) Section 711-1106, relating to harassment; (h) Section 711-1106.4, relating to aggravated harassment by stalking; (i) Section 711-1106.5, relating to harassment by stalking; (j) Section 711-1110.9, violation of privacy in the first degree; (k) Section 711-1111, violation of privacy in the second degree; or (l) Section 712-1215, relating to promoting pornography for minors. (2) Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime is an offense one class or grade, as the case may be, greater than the offense facilitated. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a conviction under this section shall not merge with a conviction for the separate crime.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026 Sections this one refers to
§707-726 When taking a child becomes a serious crime
§707-727 Taking a child or dependent person without legal right
§707-731 What counts as second-degree sexual assault
§707-732 Third-degree sexual assault: what it is and the penalty
§707-733 What counts as fourth-degree sexual assault and its penalties
§707-751 Sharing or keeping child sexual images is a serious crime
§711-1106 What counts as harassment and its penalty
§711-1106.4 Stalking again within five years is a more serious crime
§711-1106.5 What counts as stalking and what happens if you are convicted
§711-1110.9 Serious privacy violations: spying, sharing intimate images, and deepfakes
§711-1111 When spying or recording someone is a crime
§712-1215 Giving pornographic material to minors is a crime
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