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HRS §708-895

Where a computer crime is considered to happen

This section says that if you cause a computer to be accessed from one place to another, the law treats you as if you personally accessed it in both places. This helps decide which court can handle a computer crime case.

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The statute, as written — Jurisdiction

For purposes of prosecution under this part, a person who causes, by any means, the access of a computer, computer system, or computer network in one jurisdiction from another jurisdiction is deemed to have personally accessed the computer, computer system, or computer network in each jurisdiction.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.