Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Whenever any member of the department of health deems it necessary for the preservation of the lives or health of the public to enter any land, building, vessel, or aircraft for the purpose of examining into, abating, destroying, removing, or preventing any nuisance, source of foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae exist, source of filth, or cause of sickness or disease, or other thing detrimental to the public health, and is refused such entry, the member may make complaint to the district judge in whose circuit the nuisance, source, place, or cause is, and the district judge may thereupon issue a warrant, directed to any police officer of the circuit, commanding the police officer to take sufficient aid, and, being accompanied by the member of the department, between the hours of sunrise and sunset, to repair to the place described in the complaint, and to abate, destroy, remove, or prevent, under the directions of the member, the nuisance, source or cause.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 322-4. Entering lands, buildings, etc - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-1-government/hi-rev-st-sect-322-4/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)