Hawaii Revised Statutes
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 142-95 (2026)
Rabbits, Belgian hares, to be kept off ground; penalty
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§142-95 Rabbits, Belgian hares, to be kept off ground; penalty. (a) Any person who breeds, raises, or keeps rabbits or Belgian hares shall keep them off the ground.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 1957, c 298, §§1, 2; Supp, §20-94; HRS §142-95; am L 2025, c 235, §26]
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Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see §§701-107, 706-640, and 706-663.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2007–2012 · leading case: State v. Gonzalez., 288 P.3d 788 (Haw. 2012).
State v. Gonzalez., 288 P.3d 788 (Haw. 2012). “…employees from spending money without prior appropriation), HRS § 142-61(f) (2011) 18 (regulating electric fences), HRS § 142-95 (2011) 19 (keeping Belgian hares off of the ground), HRS § 142-96 (2011) 20 (frightening animals and endangering others), HRS § 264-12 (2011) 21…”
State v. Keawemauhili, 157 P.3d 539 (Haw. App. 2007). “, HRS §§ 142-93 (1993) and 142-12 (1993) (first conviction for harboring, feeding, or caring for a mongoose without a permit is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year); HRS § 142-95 (1993) (failure to breed, raise, or keep rabbits or Belgian hares off the ground…”
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