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Const. Art. I, §18

Quartering Soldiers

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section protects your home. In peacetime, soldiers or militia members cannot stay in your house unless you or the occupant agrees. In wartime, they can only stay if the law allows it.

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The constitution, as written — Of Soldiers

A copy, taken August 21, 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.

No soldier or member of the militia shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner or occupant, nor in time of war, except in a manner provided by law.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

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