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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 712-1270

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Every building, premises, or place used for the purpose of violating:

(1) Those laws pertaining to offenses against public health and morals contained in this chapter, except offenses under part IV that do not involve the manufacture or distribution of drugs and activities under part III that involve only social gambling as defined in section 712-1231(a);

(2)Section 132D-14(a)(1) or (3); or

(3) Any offense under part II of chapter 708 that involves a person unlawfully residing on or otherwise occupying real property to which the person has no title, lease, or other legal claim,

and every building, premises, or place in or upon which violations of any of the laws set forth in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) are held or occur, is a nuisance that shall be enjoined, abated, and prevented, regardless of whether it is a public or private nuisance.

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