(1) A person commits the offense of assault against an emergency worker if the person, during an emergency period proclaimed by the governor or mayor pursuant to chapter 127A, within the area covered by the emergency or disaster:

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B felonyup to 10 yearsup to $25,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-660

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(a) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes serious or substantial bodily injury to an emergency worker; or
(b) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to an emergency worker with a dangerous instrument.
(2) Assault against an emergency worker is a class B felony.