HRS §803-24
War ships are not covered by these search rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that the rules in sections 803-21 to 803-23 do not apply to warships or other vessels commanded by officers of foreign countries. Those ships are not subject to search under international law. So the earlier search rules do not cover them.
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The statute, as written — War vessels excepted
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.
Nothing contained within sections 803-21 to 803-23, shall be so construed as to apply to ships of war, or other vessels commanded by officers bearing the commissions of foreign states, and not subject to search by the law and usage of nations. [PC 1869, c 66, §13; RL 1925, §857; RL 1935, §1757; RL 1945, §10715; RL 1955, §255-15; HRS §708-24; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]
Sections this one refers to
§803-21 Ship captain must hand over a criminal who fled to the vessel
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