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HRS §711-1102

When police can order a crowd to break up

If six or more people are acting disorderly and could cause serious harm or trouble, a police officer can order them and nearby people to leave. If someone knows about the order and refuses to leave, they commit a crime. This crime is a misdemeanor.

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The statute, as written — Failure to disperse

(1) When six or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. (2) A person commits the offense of failure to disperse if the person knowingly fails to comply with an order made pursuant to subsection (1). (3) Failure to disperse is a misdemeanor.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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