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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-713 (2026)

  Reckless endangering in the first degree

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     §707-713  Reckless endangering in the first degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of reckless endangering in the first degree if the person employs widely dangerous means in a manner which recklessly places another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury or intentionally fires a firearm in a manner which recklessly places another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury.

     (2)  Reckless endangering in the first degree is a class C felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1978, c 215, §1; am L 1988, c 285, §1; gen ch 1992]

 

Case Notes

 

  Under §701-109(4)(a) and (c), reckless endangering in the first degree under this section is an included offense of attempted murder in the second degree under §707-701.5.  94 H. 513 (App.), 17 P.3d 862 (2001).

  Cited:  55 H. 531, 534, 523 P.2d 299 (1974).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 39 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: State v. Rumbawa, 17 P.3d 862 (Haw. App. 2001).
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State v. Rumbawa, 17 P.3d 862 (Haw. App. 2001). · cites it 25× “Pursuant to a jury-waived trial, Rumbawa was acquitted as to Count 1; convicted of the included offense of Reckless Endangering in the First Degree in violation of HRS § 707-713 (1993) as to Count 2; convicted as to Counts 3-6 as charged; and convicted as to Count 7 as charged.”
State v. Brantley, 56 P.3d 1252 (Haw. 2002). · cites it 8× “For example, the offenses listed that do not specifically include a firearm as an element constituting such offense include first degree reckless endangering in violation of HRS § 707-713 (1993), which requires either conduct involving "widely dangerous means" or the intentional…”
State v. De Guair, 118 P.3d 662 (Haw. 2005). · cites it 12× “5; (3) attempted murder in the first degree (Count III), in violation of HRS §§ 705-500 and 707-701 (1986); (4) reckless endangering in the first degree (Counts IV, V, and VI), in violation of HRS § 707-713 (Supp.1992); [3] and (5) possession of a firearm in the commission of a…”
State v. Mara, 41 P.3d 157 (Haw. 2002). · cites it 8× “On March 11, 1999, following a jury trial presided over by the Honorable Dexter Del Rosario, defendant-appellant Dean Mara was convicted of: manslaughter, in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-702(1)(a) (1993) [1] ; reckless endangering in the first degree, in…”
State v. Cabagbag, 277 P.3d 1027 (Haw. 2012). · cites it 4× “"), superseded by statute on other grounds, HRS § 707-713). [30] The majority states that whether jury instructions on eyewitness identification actually have a positive effect on juror sensitivity has not been conclusively proven.”
State v. Rapoza, 22 P.3d 968 (Haw. 2001). · cites it 4× “affirmed in part and vacated in part the first circuit court’s judgment of conviction of and sentence for two firearm offenses (two *323 counts) and the offenses of attempted assault in the first degree (two counts), in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 705-500…”
State v. Deleon., 319 P.3d 382 (Haw. 2014). · cites it 4× “II); Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony in violation of HRS § 134-21 as to Count II (Count IV); Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony in violation of HRS § 134-21 as to Count III (Count V); Place to Keep Pistol or…”
State v. Jumila, 950 P.2d 1201 (Haw. 1998). · cites it 4× “ally use or threaten to use a firearm while engaged in the commission of a separate felony, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not; provided that a person shall not be prosecuted under this subsection where the separate felony is: (1) A felony…”
State v. Kaua, 72 P.3d 473 (Haw. 2003). · cites it 2× “1999) (Count IX); (8) reckless endangering in the first degree, in violation of HRS § 707-713 (1993) (Counts X-XII); and (9) carrying or use of firearm in the commission of a separate felony, in violation of HRS § 134-6(a) and (e) (Supp.”
State v. Feliciano, 115 P.3d 648 (Haw. 2005). · cites it 4× “]; provided that a person shall not be prosecuted under this subsection where the separate felony is: (1) A felony offense otherwise defined by this chapter; (2) The felony offense of reckless endangering in the first degree under section 707-713; (3) The felony offense of…”
State v. Perez, 976 P.2d 379 (Haw. 1999). · cites it 4× “5(1993), 2 and 706-656 (1993) 3 (Count I), attempted assault in the first degree, in violation of HRS §§ 705-500 and 707-710 (1993) 4 (Count II), and two counts of reckless endangering in the first degree, in violation of HRS § 707-713 (1993) 5 (Counts III and V).”
State v. Perez, 976 P.2d 427 (Haw. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “1996), 3 of Nova Perez (Nova) and Robert Ilae (Ilae), respectively; Counts III-V, Reckless Endangering in the First Degree, HRS § 707-713 (1993), 4 of Eric Nakashima (Nakashima), Anthony Rivera (Rivera), and Ronald Buckingham (Buckingham), respectively; Count VI, Place to Keep…”
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— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-713(1) — 11 cases
State v. Mara, 41 P.3d 157 (Haw. 2002). “On March 11, 1999, following a jury trial presided over by the Honorable Dexter Del Rosario, defendant-appellant Dean Mara was convicted of: manslaughter, in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-702(1)(a) (1993) [1] ; reckless endangering in the first degree, in…”
State v. Holbron, 904 P.2d 912 (Haw. 1995).
State v. Rumbawa, 17 P.3d 862 (Haw. App. 2001). “Pursuant to a jury-waived trial, Rumbawa was acquitted as to Count 1; convicted of the included offense of Reckless Endangering in the First Degree in violation of HRS § 707-713 (1993) as to Count 2; convicted as to Counts 3-6 as charged; and convicted as to Count 7 as charged.”
State v. Perez, 976 P.2d 427 (Haw. App. 1998). “1996), 3 of Nova Perez (Nova) and Robert Ilae (Ilae), respectively; Counts III-V, Reckless Endangering in the First Degree, HRS § 707-713 (1993), 4 of Eric Nakashima (Nakashima), Anthony Rivera (Rivera), and Ronald Buckingham (Buckingham), respectively; Count VI, Place to Keep…”
State v. Martins, 102 P.3d 1034 (Haw. 2005).
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