HCC §19-25

Failing to do required duties is a crime

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This section says that certain people who are supposed to do jobs under this chapter—like finance department workers, people authorized by the director, or police officers—can be charged with a misdemeanor if they willfully refuse or fail to do their required duties.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Neglect of duty, etc., misdemeanor

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.

Any officer or employee of the department of finance, any person duly authorized by the director, or any police officer, on whom duties are imposed under this chapter, who wilfully fails or refuses or neglects to perform faithfully any duty or duties required of such person in this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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