Haw. Rev. Stat. § 806-83 (2026)

     §806-83  Felonies for which criminal charges may be instituted by written information.  (a)  Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is a class C felony, except under:

     (1)  Section 159-28 (bribery related to the Hawaii Meat Inspection Act);

     (2)  Section 161-28 (bribery related to the Hawaii Poultry Inspection Act);

     (3)  Section 707-712.5 (assault against a law enforcement officer in the first degree);

     (4)  Section 707-716 (terroristic threatening in the first degree);

     (5)  Section 707-732 (sexual assault in the third degree);

     (6)  Section 707-741 (incest);

     (7)  Section 707-752 (promoting child abuse in the third degree);

     (8)  Section 708-880 (commercial bribery);

     (9)  Section 709-904.5 (compensation by an adult of juveniles for crimes);

    (10)  Section 710-1026.9 (resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first degree);

    (11)  Section 710-1070 (bribery of or by a witness);

    (12)  Section 710-1071 (intimidating a witness);

    (13)  Section 710-1072.2 (retaliating against a witness);

    (14)  Section 710-1073 (bribery of or by a juror);

    (15)  Section 710-1075 (jury tampering);

    (16)  Section 710-1075.5 (retaliating against a juror);

    (17)  Section 711-1106.4 (aggravated harassment by stalking);

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

    (19)  Section 712-1208 (promoting travel for prostitution);

    (20)  Section 712-1209.5 (habitual commercial sexual exploitation);

    (21)  Section 712-1218 (failure to maintain age verification records of sexual performers);

    (22)  Section 712-1218.5 (failure to maintain age verification records of sexually exploited individuals); and

    (23)  Section 712-1219 (failure to affix information disclosing location of age verification records of sexual performers).

     (b)  Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is a class B felony, except under:

     (1)  Section 707-720 (kidnapping);

     (2)  Section 707-731 (sexual assault in the second degree);

     (3)  Section 707-751 (promoting child abuse in the second degree);

     (4)  Section 708-841 (robbery in the second degree);

     (5)  Section 709-904.5 (compensation by an adult of juveniles for crimes; grade or class of offense increased);

     (6)  Section 710-1031 (intimidating a correctional worker);

     (7)  Section 710-1040 (bribery);

     (8)  Section 710-1074 (intimidating a juror); and

     (9)  Section 712-1203 (promoting prostitution).

     (c)  Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is a felony under:

     (1)  Section 19-3 (election frauds);

     (2)  Section 480-4 (combinations in restraint of trade, price-fixing and limitation of production prohibited);

     (3)  Section 480-6 (refusal to deal); or

     (4)  Section 480-9 (monopolization).

     (d)  Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is under section 329-46 (prohibited acts related to visits to more than one practitioner to obtain controlled substance prescriptions) and the comparable offense under part IV of chapter 712 is a class B or class C felony offense not enumerated in subsection (a) or (b).

     (e)  Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when:

     (1)  The charge involves:

          (A)  Section 702-221 (liability for conduct of another);

          (B)  Section 702-222 (liability for conduct of another; complicity);

          (C)  Section 702-223 (liability for conduct of another; complicity with respect to the result);

          (D)  Section 705-500 (criminal attempt);

          (E)  Section 705-510 (criminal solicitation); or

          (F)  Section 705-520 (criminal conspiracy); and

     (2)  The underlying offense is a class B or class C felony offense not listed in subsection (a) or (b), or an offense specified in subsection (c) or (d). [L 2004, c 62, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 66, §5, c 104, §1, and c 229, §16; am L 2009, c 149, §8; am L 2010, c 114, §1; am L 2013, c 64, §2; am L 2015, c 35, §33; am L 2016, c 231, §65; am L 2017, c 189, §1; am L 2021, c 68, §13; am L 2025, c 9, §2]

Note

  The 2013 amendment applies to any acts committed prior to, on, or after April 30, 2013.  L 2013, c 64, §11.