HRS §804-39
Court can require a bond after a conviction
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗After someone is convicted, a judge may decide there is a risk they will commit another offense. If so, the judge can add a condition to the sentence: after the punishment ends, the person must give security (like a bond) promising not to commit certain offenses for a set time.
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The statute, as written — Bond in addition to conviction
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.
When upon the conviction of a person for an offense, it appears from the character of the offender or the offender's conduct in committing the offense, that there is good reason to apprehend a repetition of that offense, or the commission of some other, the court or district judge may add to their sentence that after the execution of the punishment is complete, and before the offender, if in custody, is discharged, the offender shall give security in the form and for the time above directed, either that the offender will not commit any particular offense or any designated species of offenses, or generally, that the offender will commit no offense for the time limited. [PC 1869, c 47, §8; RL 1925, §4004; RL 1935, §5458; RL 1945, §10758; RL 1955, §256-38; HRS §709-39; am L 1970, c 188, §39; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
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