State v. Teale. (2017)

Nakasone Associate Judge 6 In Teale, the Hawai#i Supreme Court observed that conduct that does not fall into the scope of the disorderly conduct statute, may be covered elsewhere in the Penal Code. 139 Hawai#i at 360-61, 390 P.3d at 1247-48 (noting that "other statutes, ordinances, and rules may have been relevant to the conduct in this case.").

State v. Teale, 139 Hawaiʻi 351, 359, 390 P.3d 1238, 1246 (2017) ("[I]n reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction the appellate court must take that view of the evidence with inferences reasonably and justifiably to be drawn therefrom most favorable to the Government, without weighing the evidence or determining the credibility of the witnesses.") (citation omitted).

With respect to subsection (1)(a), "tumultuous behavior" is defined as "as conduct involving violent agitation or extreme outbursts. . . . [A]n analysis of whether a defendant's behavior was marked by extreme outbursts or violent agitation requires the trier of fact to focus upon what the defendant personally did, rather than how onlookers or observers reacted in response." State v. Teale, 139 Hawai#i 351, 357, 390 P.3d 1238, 1244 (2017) (footnote omitted).