{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663-9","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-9","heading":"Liability of animal owners.","body":"(a) The owner or harborer of an animal, if the animal proximately causes either personal or property damage to any person, shall be liable in damages to the person injured regardless of the animal owner's or harborer's lack of scienter of the vicious or dangerous propensities of the animal.\n\n(b) The owner or harborer of an animal which is known by its species or nature to be dangerous, wild, or vicious, if the animal proximately causes either personal or property damage to any person, shall be absolutely liable for such damage.","path":["HI Code","Division 4","Title 36","Chapter 663"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0663/HRS_0663-0009.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"a432927f3f8a600b9e3fea884c479b539ed92c7f45c002e4d7b87564ac3094a7","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663-8.9","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663-9.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}