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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-821 (2026)

  Criminal property damage in the second degree

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     §708-821  Criminal property damage in the second degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of criminal property damage in the second degree if by means other than fire:

     (a)  The person intentionally or knowingly damages the property of another, without the other's consent, by the use of widely dangerous means;

     (b)  The person intentionally or knowingly damages the property of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding $1,500; or

     (c)  The person intentionally or knowingly damages the agricultural equipment, supplies, or products or aquacultural equipment, supplies, or products of another, including trees, bushes, or any other plant and livestock of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding $500.  In calculating the amount of damages to agricultural products, the amount of damages includes future losses and the loss of future production.

     (2)  Criminal property damage in the second degree is a class C felony; provided that any person convicted of violating subsection (1)(c) shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than one hundred eighty days, without possibility of probation or suspension of sentence. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 136, §7(b); gen ch 1993; am L 1996, c 170, §2; am L 2003, c 19, §2; am L 2006, c 156, §4 and c 181, §4; am L 2007, c 98, §2; am L 2025, c 235, §41]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: State v. McGriff, 871 P.2d 782 (Haw. 1994).
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State v. McGriff, 871 P.2d 782 (Haw. 1994). · cites it 6× “HRS § 708-821 provides: Criminal property damage in the second degree.”
State v. Brantley, 56 P.3d 1252 (Haw. 2002). · cites it 4× “) The felony offense of reckless endangering in the first degree under section 707-713; (3) The felony offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree under section [707-716(1)(a)], [707-716(1)(b)], and [707-716(1)(d)]; or (4) The felony offenses of criminal property…”
State v. Gallagher., 463 P.3d 1119 (Haw. 2020). · cites it 5× “2 1 HRS § 708-821(1)(b) provides in relevant part as follows: “A person commits the offense of criminal property damage in the second degree if by means other than fire: .”
State v. Carroll., 456 P.3d 502 (Haw. 2020). · cites it 6× “RTER *** (1) Count 1, theft in the second degree, in violation of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 708-830(1) (2014) and HRS § 708-831(1)(b) (2014), for obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over a bronze spear valued at over $300 belonging to the Kamehameha Schools…”
State v. Feliciano, 115 P.3d 648 (Haw. 2005). · cites it 4× “his chapter; (2) The felony offense of reckless endangering in the first degree under section 707-713; (3) The felony offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree under section 707-716(a), 707-716(b), and 707-716(d); or (4) The felony offenses of criminal property…”
State v. Jumila, 950 P.2d 1201 (Haw. 1998). · cites it 2× “er; (2) The felony offense of reckless endangering in the first degree under section 707-713; (3) The felony offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree under section 707-716(1)(a), 707-716(1)(b), and 707-716(1)(d); or (4) The felony offenses of criminal property…”
State v. Vinge, 916 P.2d 1210 (Haw. 1996). · cites it 2× “1992); 5 (5) second degree criminal property damage, in violation of HRS § 708-821(l)(b) (1993); 6 (6) prohibited possession of a firearm, in violation of HRS § 134-7(d) (1993); 7 and (7) use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a crime, in violation of HRS § 134-51(b) (1993).”
State v. Tyquiengco, 723 P.2d 186 (Haw. App. 1986). · cites it 4× “In this appeal from his conviction of murder, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701 (1976), and criminal property damage in the second degree, HRS § 708-821(1 )(b) (1976), Defendant Albert Tyquiengco (Defendant) asserts that the trial court erred (1) in refusing his requested…”
State v. Birano, 126 P.3d 357 (Haw. 2006). · cites it 2× “er; (2) The felony offense of reckless endangering in the first degree under section 707-713; (3) The felony offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree under section 707-716(1)(a), 707-716(1)(b), and 707-716(1)(d); or (4) The felony offenses of criminal property…”
State v. Auld., 361 P.3d 471 (Haw. 2015). “unlawful imprisonment in the first degree; section 707-732 relating to sexual assault in the third degree; section 707-752 relating to promoting child abuse in the third degree; section 707-757 relating to electronic enticement of a child in the second degree; section 707-766…”
State v. Dowsett, 878 P.2d 739 (Haw. App. 1994). “On June 25,1991, Appellee-Defendant Kimo Dowsett (hereinafter Defendant) was indicted for the offense of Criminal Property Damage in the Second Degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes § 708-821(l)(b) (1985). On September 25, 1991, the motions court ordered the State to…”
State v. Webster, 11 P.3d 466 (Haw. 2000). “r; (2) The felony offense of reckless endangering in the first degree under section 707-713; (3) The felony offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree under section 707-716(l)(a), 707—716(1 )(b), and 707-716(l)(d); or (4) The felony offenses of criminal property…”
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— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-821(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. McGriff, 871 P.2d 782 (Haw. 1994). “HRS § 708-821 provides: Criminal property damage in the second degree.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-821(1)(b) — 4 cases
State v. Gallagher., 463 P.3d 1119 (Haw. 2020). “2 1 HRS § 708-821(1)(b) provides in relevant part as follows: “A person commits the offense of criminal property damage in the second degree if by means other than fire: .”
State v. Carroll., 456 P.3d 502 (Haw. 2020). “RTER *** (1) Count 1, theft in the second degree, in violation of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 708-830(1) (2014) and HRS § 708-831(1)(b) (2014), for obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over a bronze spear valued at over $300 belonging to the Kamehameha Schools…”
State v. Carroll, 429 P.3d 1229 (Haw. App. 2018).
State v. Duong (Haw. App. 2022).
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-821(2) — 2 cases
State v. Carroll., 456 P.3d 502 (Haw. 2020). “RTER *** (1) Count 1, theft in the second degree, in violation of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 708-830(1) (2014) and HRS § 708-831(1)(b) (2014), for obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over a bronze spear valued at over $300 belonging to the Kamehameha Schools…”
State v. Tyquiengco, 723 P.2d 186 (Haw. App. 1986). “In this appeal from his conviction of murder, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701 (1976), and criminal property damage in the second degree, HRS § 708-821(1 )(b) (1976), Defendant Albert Tyquiengco (Defendant) asserts that the trial court erred (1) in refusing his requested…”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-821(l)(b) — 3 cases
State v. Vinge, 916 P.2d 1210 (Haw. 1996). “1992); 5 (5) second degree criminal property damage, in violation of HRS § 708-821(l)(b) (1993); 6 (6) prohibited possession of a firearm, in violation of HRS § 134-7(d) (1993); 7 and (7) use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a crime, in violation of HRS § 134-51(b) (1993).”
State v. Dowsett, 878 P.2d 739 (Haw. App. 1994). “On June 25,1991, Appellee-Defendant Kimo Dowsett (hereinafter Defendant) was indicted for the offense of Criminal Property Damage in the Second Degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes § 708-821(l)(b) (1985). On September 25, 1991, the motions court ordered the State to…”
State v. Pardee, 948 P.2d 586 (Haw. App. 1997).
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