HRS §712-1241
First-degree serious drug crime and its penalties
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law defines the most serious drug crime involving dangerous drugs like meth, heroin, or cocaine. It covers possessing large amounts, selling certain quantities, selling to a minor, or making drugs. It is a class A felony, which is the most serious type of felony in Hawaii.
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The statute, as written — Promoting a dangerous drug in the first 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 promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree if the person knowingly: (a) Possesses one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of: (i) One ounce or more, containing methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, fentanyl, or cocaine or any of their respective salts, isomers, and salts of isomers; or (ii) One and one-half ounce or more, containing one or more of any of the other dangerous drugs; (b) Distributes: (i) Twenty-five or more capsules, tablets, ampules, dosage units, or syrettes containing one or more dangerous drugs; or (ii) One or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of: (A) One-eighth ounce or more, containing methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, fentanyl, or cocaine or any of their respective salts, isomers, and salts of isomers; or (B) Three-eighths ounce or more, containing any other dangerous drug; (c) Distributes any dangerous drug in any amount to a minor except for methamphetamine; or (d) Manufactures a dangerous drug in any amount, except for methamphetamine; provided that this subsection shall not apply to any person registered under section 329-32. (2) Promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree is a class A felony.
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