Haw. Rev. Stat. » Haw. Rev. Stat. / Chapter 707
Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-760 (2026)

  Definitions

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section HI-LEGcapitol.hawaii.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

[PART VII.]  EXTORTION

 

     §707-760  Definitions.  For the purposes of this part:

     "An extortionate means" is any means which involves the use, or an express or implicit threat of the use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation, or property of any person.

     "Creditor", with reference to any given extension of credit, refers to any person making that extension of credit, or to any person claiming by, under, or through any person making that extension of credit.

     "Debtor", with reference to any given extension of credit, refers to any person to whom that extension of credit is made, or to any person who guarantees the repayment of that extension of credit, or in any manner undertakes to indemnify the creditor against loss resulting from the failure of any person to whom that extension of credit is made to repay the same.

     "Repayment of any extension of credit" includes the repayment, satisfaction, or discharge in whole or in part of any debt or claim, acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, resulting from or in connection with that extension of credit.

     "To collect an extension of credit" means to induce in any way any person to make repayment thereof.

     "To extend credit" means to make or renew any loan or to enter into any agreement, tacit or express, whereby the repayment or satisfaction of any debt or claim, whether acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, and however arising, may or will be deferred. [L 1979, c 106, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 232, §38]

 

Revision Note

 

  Numeric designations deleted pursuant to §23G-15.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2011 · leading case: State v. Walker, 284 P.3d 905 (Haw. App. 2011).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
State v. Walker, 284 P.3d 905 (Haw. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “…typically contained in a separate definition section. E.g. HRS § 707-700 (defining terms used in HRS Chapter 707); HRS § 707-760 (defining terms used in HRS Chapter 707, Part VII); HRS § 708-800 (defining terms used in HRS Chapter 708); HRS § 708-850 (defining terms used in…”
State v. Brighter, 621 P.2d 381 (Haw. 1980). · cites it 2× “See HRS §§ 707-760(5)-(6), -763(l)(a), -765(l)(b) (Supp.”
State v. Pineda, 768 P.2d 239 (Haw. 1989). · cites it 2× “106 when the Penal Code provisions defining extortionate conduct were consolidated in HRS §§ 707-760 to 707-769. HRS § 702-205 reads: Elements of an offense.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-760(5) — 1 case
State v. Brighter, 621 P.2d 381 (Haw. 1980). “See HRS §§ 707-760(5)-(6), -763(l)(a), -765(l)(b) (Supp.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.