HRS §842-4
No gambling defense for organized crime
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that if you are involved in organized crime, you cannot use the defense that you were just playing a social gambling game. It applies to people directly or indirectly connected to organized crime.
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The statute, as written — Prohibited affirmative defense
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.
The affirmative defense of being a player in a social gambling game is not available to a person engaged in organized crime or who is connected directly or indirectly with persons who are engaged in organized crime.
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