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HRS §831-3

Convicted people keep their civil rights

A person convicted of a crime keeps all their civil, political, and personal rights, unless another law says otherwise. They can still vote, hold public office or jobs, own and transfer property, make contracts, and sue or be sued. They also keep the right to hold private trust positions if allowed by law.

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The statute, as written — Rights retained by convicted person

Except as otherwise provided by law, a person convicted of a crime does not suffer civil death or corruption of blood or sustain loss of civil rights or forfeiture of estate or property, but retains all of the person's rights, political, personal, civil, and otherwise, including the right to hold public office or employment, to vote, to hold, receive, and transfer property, to enter into contracts, to sue and be sued, and to hold offices of private trust in accordance with law.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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