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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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 842-11

  • Person: includes any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property and includes nonresident aliens. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 842-1
  • Racketeering activity: means any act or threat involving but not limited to murder, kidnapping, gambling, criminal property damage, robbery, bribery, extortion, labor trafficking, unlicensed sale of liquor, theft, or prostitution, or any dealing in narcotic or other dangerous drugs that is chargeable as a crime under state law and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 842-1
  • Unlawful debt: means a debt incurred or contracted in an illegal gambling activity or business or which is unenforceable under state law in whole or in part as to principal or interest because of the law relating to usury. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 842-1

Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, no person shall wilfully fail to report income derived, directly or indirectly, from a racketeering activity or through collection of an unlawful debt, or to pay the taxes due thereon as provided by chapter 235 or 237. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class B felony and in addition shall be subject to any assessment and collection of taxes, penalties, and interest to which the State may be entitled under chapters 235 and 237.