Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-893 (2026)

  Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime

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     §708-893  Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime.  (1)  [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2027.  L 2024, c 239, §4.]  A person commits the offense of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime if the person knowingly uses a computer to identify, select, solicit, persuade, coerce, entice, induce, procure, pursue, surveil, contact, harass, annoy, or alarm the victim or intended victim of the following offenses:

     (a)  Section 707-726, relating to custodial interference in the first degree;

     (b)  Section 707-727, relating to custodial interference in the second degree;

     (c)  Section 707-731, relating to sexual assault in the second degree;

     (d)  Section 707-732, relating to sexual assault in the third degree;

     (e)  Section 707-733, relating to sexual assault in the fourth degree;

     (f)  Section 707-751, relating to promoting child abuse in the second degree;

     (g)  Section 711-1106, relating to harassment;

     (h)  Section 711-1106.4, relating to aggravated harassment by stalking;

     (i)  Section 711-1106.5, relating to harassment by stalking;

     (j)  Section 711-1110.9, violation of privacy in the first degree;

     (k)  Section 711-1111, violation of privacy in the second degree; or

     (l)  Section 712-1215, relating to promoting pornography for minors.

     (2)  Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime is an offense one class or grade, as the case may be, greater than the offense facilitated.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a conviction under this section shall not merge with a conviction for the separate crime. [L 2001, c 33, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 141, §1; am L 2012, c 192, §1; am L 2016, c 231, §42; am L 2021, c 184, §2; am L 2024, c 239, §1]

 

Note

 

  The 2012 amendment is not intended to interfere with First Amendment rights of free speech and expression of any person affected.  L 2012, c 192, §3.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2024 · leading case: State v. Oki, 548 P.3d 1188 (Haw. 2024).
State v. Oki, 548 P.3d 1188 (Haw. 2024). · cites it 24× “” Subsection (2) of HRS § 708-893 then provided and still provides that the “[u]se of a computer in the commission of a separate crime is an offense one class or grade .”
State v. Oki (Haw. App. 2020). · cites it 46× “6 HRS § 708-893 (2014) provides, in relevant part: §708-893 Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime.”
State v. Loo, 543 P.3d 1093 (Haw. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “5(1) (2014), and Use of a Computer in the Commission of a Separate Crime Relating to Harassment by Stalking, in violation of HRS § 708-893(1)(h) (Supp. 2016). 1 The 1 The Honorable Randal G.”
State v. Calucag, 224 P.3d 456 (Haw. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “07-1-0015 with: Count I, Use of a Computer in the Commission of a Separate Crime, in violation of HRS § 708-893(1)(a) & (2) (Supp.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-893(1) — 1 case
State v. Oki (Haw. App. 2020). “6 HRS § 708-893 (2014) provides, in relevant part: §708-893 Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-893(1)(a) — 3 cases
State v. Oki, 548 P.3d 1188 (Haw. 2024). “” Subsection (2) of HRS § 708-893 then provided and still provides that the “[u]se of a computer in the commission of a separate crime is an offense one class or grade .”
State v. Oki (Haw. App. 2020). “6 HRS § 708-893 (2014) provides, in relevant part: §708-893 Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime.”
State v. Calucag, 224 P.3d 456 (Haw. App. 2010). “07-1-0015 with: Count I, Use of a Computer in the Commission of a Separate Crime, in violation of HRS § 708-893(1)(a) & (2) (Supp.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-893(1)(h) — 1 case
State v. Loo, 543 P.3d 1093 (Haw. App. 2024). “5(1) (2014), and Use of a Computer in the Commission of a Separate Crime Relating to Harassment by Stalking, in violation of HRS § 708-893(1)(h) (Supp. 2016). 1 The 1 The Honorable Randal G.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-893(2) — 1 case
State v. Oki (Haw. App. 2020). “6 HRS § 708-893 (2014) provides, in relevant part: §708-893 Use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime.”
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