Haw. Rev. Stat. § 806-83 – Felonies for which criminal charges may be instituted by written information.

(a) Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is a class C felony, except under:
1. (1) Section 159-28 (bribery related to the Hawaii Meat Inspection Act);
2. (2) Section 161-28 (bribery related to the Hawaii Poultry Inspection Act);
3. (3) Section 707-712.5 (assault against a law enforcement officer in the first degree);
4. (4) Section 707-716 (terroristic threatening in the first degree);
5. (5) Section 707-732 (sexual assault in the third degree);
6. (6) Section 707-741 (incest);
7. (7) Section 707-752 (promoting child abuse in the third degree);
8. (8) Section 708-880 (commercial bribery);
9. (9) Section 709-904.5 (compensation by an adult of juveniles for crimes);
10. (10) Section 710-1026.9 (resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first degree);
11. (11) Section 710-1070 (bribery of or by a witness);
12. (12) Section 710-1071 (intimidating a witness);
13. (13) Section 710-1072.2 (retaliating against a witness);
14. (14) Section 710-1073 (bribery of or by a juror);
15. (15) Section 710-1075 (jury tampering);
16. (16) Section 710-1075.5 (retaliating against a juror);
17. (17) Section 711-1106.4 (aggravated harassment by stalking);
18. (18) Section 711-1110.9 (violation of privacy in the first degree);
19. (19) Section 712-1208 (promoting travel for prostitution);
20. (20) Section 712-1209.5 (habitual commercial sexual exploitation);
21. (21) Section 712-1218 (failure to maintain age verification records of sexual performers);
22. (22) Section 712-1218.5 (failure to maintain age verification records of sexually exploited individuals); and
23. (23) Section 712-1219 (failure to affix information disclosing location of age verification records of sexual performers).
(b) Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is a class B felony, except under:
1. (1) Section 707-720 (kidnapping);
2. (2) Section 707-731 (sexual assault in the second degree);
3. (3) Section 707-751 (promoting child abuse in the second degree);
4. (4) Section 708-841 (robbery in the second degree);
5. (5) Section 709-904.5 (compensation by an adult of juveniles for crimes; grade or class of offense increased);
6. (6) Section 710-1031 (intimidating a correctional worker);
7. (7) Section 710-1040 (bribery);
8. (8) Section 710-1074 (intimidating a juror); and
9. (9) Section 712-1203 (promoting prostitution).
(c) Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is a felony under:
1. (1) Section 19-3 (election frauds);
2. (2) Section 480-4 (combinations in restraint of trade, price-fixing and limitation of production prohibited);
3. (3) Section 480-6 (refusal to deal); or
4. (4) Section 480-9 (monopolization).
(d) Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is under section 329-46 (prohibited acts related to visits to more than one practitioner to obtain controlled substance prescriptions) and the comparable offense under part IV of chapter 712 is a class B or class C felony offense not enumerated in subsection (a) or (b).
(e) Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when:
1. (1) The charge involves:
  1. (A) Section 702-221 (liability for conduct of another);
  2. (B) Section 702-222 (liability for conduct of another; complicity);
  3. (C) Section 702-223 (liability for conduct of another; complicity with respect to the result);
  4. (D) Section 705-500 (criminal attempt);
  5. (E) Section 705-510 (criminal solicitation); or
  6. (F) Section 705-520 (criminal conspiracy); and
2. (2) The underlying offense is a class B or class C felony offense not listed in subsection (a) or (b), or an offense specified in subsection (c) or (d).

[L 2004, c 62, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 66, §5, c 104, §1, and c 229, §16; am L 2009, c 149, §8; am L 2010, c 114, §1; am L 2013, c 64, §2; am L 2015, c 35, §33; am L 2016, c 231, §65; am L 2017, c 189, §1; am L 2021, c 68, §13; am L 2025, c 9, §2]

Note

The 2013 amendment applies to any acts committed prior to, on, or after April 30, 2013. L 2013, c 64, §11.