Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-6

  • Alarm system: means any device that is designed for the detection of an unauthorized entry into any building, place, or premises, except motor vehicles, or for alerting others to the commission of an unlawful act, or both, and that emits a sound or transmits a signal or message when activated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-1
  • Audible alarm system: means any alarm system that emits a sound when activated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-1

Every audible alarm system shall have a device to automatically terminate the audible signal within fifteen minutes of activation. No audible alarm system, whether in use prior to or after November 8, 1986, shall be used, sold, or leased unless the system complies with this section.