Haw. Rev. Stat. § 141-8
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 141-8, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Crop damage; civil liability.
Official statutory text
(a) Any person who wilfully or knowingly damages or destroys any crop, including silvicultural crops or agricultural commodities as defined in section 145-21, that is known by the person to be intended for personal or commercial purposes, or for research and development purposes by any private or public research facility, federal, state, or local government agency, or university shall be liable for twice the value of the crop or commodity damaged or destroyed.
(b) Damages available under this section shall be limited to twice the market value of the crop or commodity and the production, research, testing, replacement, and crop or commodity development costs directly related to the damaged or destroyed crop or commodity.
(c) Rights and remedies under this section are in addition to any other rights or remedies otherwise available or penalties that may otherwise be imposed. [L 2001, c 298, §1]
(b) Damages available under this section shall be limited to twice the market value of the crop or commodity and the production, research, testing, replacement, and crop or commodity development costs directly related to the damaged or destroyed crop or commodity.
(c) Rights and remedies under this section are in addition to any other rights or remedies otherwise available or penalties that may otherwise be imposed. [L 2001, c 298, §1]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Hawaii?
Find a Hawaii lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.