Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 105-5

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Every person who violates section 105-1 shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than ten days, or both.

Any person, then being an appointed officer or an employee of the State or of any county, who is found guilty more than twice by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating section 105-1 may be dismissed or discharged from the person’s office or employment, any provision of chapter 76, or of any other law, to the contrary notwithstanding.