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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291-3.1 (2026)

Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while operating motor vehicle or moped

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     §291-3.1  Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while operating motor vehicle or moped.  (a)  No person shall consume any intoxicating liquor while operating a motor vehicle or moped upon any public street, road, or highway.

     (b)  No person shall possess, while operating a motor vehicle or moped upon any public street, road, or highway, any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any intoxicating liquor which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.

     (c)  Any person violating this section shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. [L 1981, c 152, pt of §1; am L 1986, c 171, §3; am L 1987, c 33, §7; am L 1998, c 287, §3; am L 2000, c 62, §1]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2023 · leading case: State v. Mallan, 950 P.2d 178 (Haw. 1998).
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State v. Mallan, 950 P.2d 178 (Haw. 1998). “Nor was he charged with the functional equivalents—which, to my knowledge, do not exist in this jurisdiction—of consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while operating a motor vehicle, in violation of HRS § 291-3.1 (1993), or consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while…”
Nakia Durham v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 40-6-253 ; Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 291-3.3 ; Haw. Rev.”
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