{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-711-1107","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1107","heading":"Desecration.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of desecration if the person intentionally or knowingly desecrates:\n\n(a) Any public monument or structure;\n\n(b) A place of worship or burial; or\n\n(c) In a public place, the national flag or any other object of veneration by a substantial segment of the public.\n\n(2) As used in this section, \"desecrate\" means defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically mistreating any monument, structure, place, or object described in subsection (1).\n\n(3) Any person convicted of committing the offense of desecration shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993; am L 2002, c 198, §1; am L 2023, c 196, §2]\n\nRevision Note\n\nIn subsection (1)(a), \"or\" deleted pursuant to §23G-15.\n\nCOMMENTARY ON §711-1107","path":["HI Code","Division 5","Title 37","Chapter 711"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1107.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"61a6327f9cc2b74d9bea710400e756ea01df92d7c10401710c9a0de6879c05e3","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-711-1106.6","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-711-1108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}