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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 710-1028: Hindering prosecution; definition of rendering assistance.

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  1. HI Code
  2. Division 5
  3. Title 37
  4. Chapter 710

For the purposes of sections [710-1029 and 710-1030], a person renders assistance to another if he:

(1) Harbors or conceals such person;

(2) Warns such person of impending discovery, apprehension, prosecution, or conviction, except this does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law;

(3) Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery, apprehension, prosecution, or conviction;

(4) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception, or intimidation, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery, apprehension, prosecution, or conviction of such person; or

(5) Suppresses by an act of concealment, alteration, or destruction any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery, apprehension, prosecution, or conviction of such person.

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