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 832-11

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Any officer who delivers to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in the officer’s custody under the governor’s warrant, in wilful disobedience to section writ of habeas corpus” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>832-10 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both.