Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1224 (2026)

  Possession of gambling records in the first degree

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     §712-1224  Possession of gambling records in the first degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of possession of gambling records in the first degree if the person knowingly possesses, produces, or distributes any writing, paper, instrument, or article:

     (a)  Of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, and constituting, reflecting, or representing more than five bets totaling more than $500; or

     (b)  Of a kind commonly used in the operation, promotion, or playing of a lottery or mutuel scheme or enterprise, and constituting, reflecting, or representing more than one hundred plays or chances therein or one play or chance wherein the winning amount exceeds $5,000.

     (2)  Possession of gambling records in the first degree is a class C felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 201, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 174, §1; gen ch 1993]

 

Case Notes

 

  In a prosecution for violation of subsection (1)(a), it is not necessary to prove the occurrence of a sporting event; gambling records were properly admitted although there was no showing of a chain of custody; not unconstitutionally vague.  63 H. 342, 627 P.2d 282 (1981).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1980–2015 · leading case: Carlisle ex rel. State v. Ten Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars in United States Currency ($10,447.00), 89 P.3d 823 (Haw. 2004).
Carlisle ex rel. State v. Ten Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars in United States Currency ($10,447.00), 89 P.3d 823 (Haw. 2004). · cites it 8× “In the instant case, the circuit court issued a search warrant to obtain evidence that Shimabuku (and a number of other individuals) had committed the criminal offenses of promoting gambling in the first degree in violation of HRS § 712-1221 (1993), 5 possession of gambling…”
Marsland v. Pang, 701 P.2d 175 (Haw. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “Possession of gambling records in the first degree in violation of HRS § 712-1224 (1980). 5. Possession of gambling records in the second degree in violation of HRS § 712-1225 (1976).”
State v. Kanda, 620 P.2d 1072 (Haw. 1980). · cites it 5× “1 Paragraph (l)(a) of this section reads as follows: § 712-1224 Possession of gambling records in the-first degree.”
State v. Auld., 361 P.3d 471 (Haw. 2015). “ng to identity theft in the third degree; section 708-852 relating to forgery in the second degree; section 708-854 relating to criminal possession of a forgery device; section 708-875 relating to trademark counterfeiting; section 710-1071 relating to intimidating a witness;…”
State v. Matsunaga, 920 P.2d 376 (Haw. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1224 (1993) provides, in relevant part, as follows: Possession of gambling records in the first degree.”
State v. Okamura, 627 P.2d 282 (Haw. 1981). · cites it 4× “Appellant was convicted of violating HRS §712-1224(l)(a), in that he knowingly possessed a writing, paper, instrument, or article of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, and constituting, reflecting, or representing more than…”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1224(1) — 1 case
State v. Kanda, 620 P.2d 1072 (Haw. 1980). “1 Paragraph (l)(a) of this section reads as follows: § 712-1224 Possession of gambling records in the-first degree.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1224(2) — 1 case
State v. Kanda, 620 P.2d 1072 (Haw. 1980). “1 Paragraph (l)(a) of this section reads as follows: § 712-1224 Possession of gambling records in the-first degree.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1224(l)(a) — 2 cases
State v. Okamura, 627 P.2d 282 (Haw. 1981). “Appellant was convicted of violating HRS §712-1224(l)(a), in that he knowingly possessed a writing, paper, instrument, or article of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, and constituting, reflecting, or representing more than…”
State v. Matsunaga, 920 P.2d 376 (Haw. App. 1996). “Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1224 (1993) provides, in relevant part, as follows: Possession of gambling records in the first degree.”
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