HCC §14-96
Why this cannabis law exists
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains the goals of the law: let police focus on serious crimes, make courts run better, free up prison space, save taxpayer money, and stop punishing people who use cannabis harmlessly for personal, medical, religious, or fun reasons.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Purpose
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.
The purpose of this article is to: (1) Provide law enforcement more time and resources to focus on serious crimes; (2) Allow our court systems to run more efficiently; (3) Create space in our prisons to hold serious criminals; (4) Save taxpayers money and provide more funding for necessities such as education and health care; and (5) Reduce the fear of prosecution and the stigma of criminality from non-violent citizens who harmlessly cultivate and/or use cannabis for personal, medicinal, religious, and recreational purposes. (2008, ord 08-181, sec 2.) 14-96 14-41 SUPP. 1 (1-2017)
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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