HRS §806-1
What key legal words mean in this chapter
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines important words used in this chapter. It explains that an act can include failing to act, that the court means the trial court, and that the offense is the specific crime while the transaction is the full set of facts and circumstances.
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The statute, as written — Definitions
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.
In this chapter: "act" or "doing of an act" includes "omission to act"; "the court" unless a contrary intention appears means the court before which the trial is had; "the offense" means the specific offense constituted by the acts or omissions of the accused as distinguished from "the transaction" which means the particular acts, facts, and circumstances which distinguish the offense committed from other offenses of the same nature.
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