HCC §14-100
County prosecutors must follow low priority for small cannabis cases
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section tells county prosecutors to follow the county's low enforcement priority for cannabis possession and growing. If an adult has less than 24 plants or the dried equivalent, the law presumes it is for personal use. Prosecutors cannot go against this policy.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — County prosecuting attorneys
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
To the full extent allowed by the Constitution of the State of Hawai‘i, the people, through their county government, request that neither the county prosecuting attorney nor any attorney prosecuting on behalf of the county shall prosecute any violations of the sections of chapter 712-1240 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes regarding possession or cultivation of cannabis in a manner inconsistent with the Lowest Law Enforcement Priority, as described in section 14-98 and 14-99 of this article; in cases where the amount possessed or grown is less than twenty four plants or the dried equivalent, possession for adult personal use shall be presumed. (2008, ord 08-181, sec 6.) 14-100
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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