Haw. Rev. Stat. § 710-1075: Jury tampering.

(1) A person commits the offense of jury tampering if, with intent to influence a juror's vote, opinion, decision, or other action in a case, the person attempts directly or indirectly to communicate with a juror other than as part of the proceedings in the trial of the case.

(2) Jury tampering is a class C felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993]

COMMENTARY ON §§710-1073 TO 710-1075

These three sections parallel closely §§710-1070, 1071, and 1072 dealing with witness bribery, intimidation, and tampering. The only significant difference from the preceding sections lies in the fact that the integrity of a slightly different part of the judicial process is being protected. It is, however, readily apparent that the juror plays a part in the judicial process of equal importance with that of the witness; the integrity of the juror's function must be protected equally. Since it is the juror's function to decide the facts according to the evidence without any external influences or considerations, it is the imposition of such external influences which is penalized by these three sections. Both the structure of the sections and the sanctions imposed are similar to those described in the preceding witness offenses.