Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-23

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, federal agency, the State or any of its political subdivisions, trust, estate, or any other legal entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Variance: means the act of deviating from the requirements of rules adopted under this chapter or a license granted by the director to deviate from these rules. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1

Any person who knowingly violates this chapter or any condition in a permit or variance issued under this chapter, shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000 per day for each violation or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both. If a conviction of a person is for a violation committed after a first conviction of the person under this section, the person shall be fined not more than $100,000 per day for each violation or imprisoned for not more than six years, or both.