Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 711-1121

(1) A person commits the offense of misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the first degree if the person intentionally or knowingly:

(2) Misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the first degree is a class A felony.

(3) Subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (g)  1 shall not apply to any police officer, deputy sheriff, adult corrections officer, correctional worker, or fire department personnel acting within the course and scope of their duties, or to any other person acting under the authority of, or pursuant to a contract with, the United States or a state or county government, or any department or agency of the United States or a state or county government.

(4) For purposes of this subsection:

“Contraband” has the same meaning as in section 710-1023.

“Dangerous instrument” has the same meaning as in section 707-700.

“Drug” has the same meaning as in section 710-1022.

“Electric gun” has the same meaning as in section 134-81.

“Explosive” means a device composed of a single ingredient, or mixture of ingredients, capable of instantaneously releasing a sufficient amount of energy to inflict substantial damage to persons or property, and includes fireworks as defined in section 132D-2.

“Firearm” has the same meaning as in section 134-1.

“Prison” includes jails, prisons, correctional centers, correctional facilities, and detention centers.

“Serious bodily injury” has the same meaning as in section 707-700.

“Weapon of mass destruction” means any weapon that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or other precursors, and includes any weapon involving a biological agent, toxin, or vector and any weapon designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.