(a) Except for the director and employees of the department of corrections and rehabilitation, members of the Hawaii paroling authority, and those persons specified in section 353-29, no person shall enter or remain on the grounds of any state correctional facility unless permission to so enter or remain has been obtained from the administrator of the correctional facility, the administrator’s designated representatives, or the director.

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 353-11.5

  • Department: means the department of corrections and rehabilitation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353-1
  • Director: means the director of corrections and rehabilitation; provided that the signing or approval of vouchers and other routine matters may be delegated by the director to any authorized subordinate. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353-1
(b) Signs shall be posted at reasonable intervals along the boundary of correctional facilities, informing the public of the restriction against access provided in subsection (a).
(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.