Title 37, Hawaii Penal Code

[§706-660.5] Sentence of imprisonment for use of a ghost gun in a felony. (1) A person convicted of a felony, where the person had a ghost gun in the person's possession or threatened its use or used the ghost gun while engaged in the commission of the felony, whether the ghost g…

§706-661 Extended terms of imprisonment. The court may sentence a person who satisfies the criteria for any of the categories set forth in section 706-662 to an extended term of imprisonment, which shall have a maximum length as follows: When ordering an extended term sentence, t…

§706-662 Criteria for extended terms of imprisonment. A defendant who has been convicted of a felony may be subject to an extended term of imprisonment under section 706-661 if it is proven beyond a reasonable doubt that an extended term of imprisonment is necessary for the prote…

§706-663 Sentence of imprisonment for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. After consideration of the factors set forth in sections 706-606 and 706-621, the court may sentence a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor to imprisonment for a definite ter…

§706-664 Procedure for imposing extended terms of imprisonment. (1) Hearings to determine the grounds for imposing extended terms of imprisonment may be initiated by the prosecutor or by the court on its own motion. The court shall not impose an extended term unless the ground th…

§706-665 Former conviction in another jurisdiction. For purposes of sections 706-606.5, 706-620, and 706-662(1), a conviction of the commission of a crime in another jurisdiction shall constitute a previous conviction. Such conviction shall be deemed to have been of a felony if s…

§706-666 Definition of proof of conviction. (1) An adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction that the defendant committed a crime constitutes a conviction for purposes of sections 706-606.5, 706-662, and 706-665, although sentence or the execution thereof was suspended, p…

§706-667 Young adult defendants. (1) Defined. A young adult defendant is a person convicted of a crime who, at the time of the offense, is less than twenty-two years of age and who has not been previously convicted of a felony as an adult or adjudicated as a juvenile for an offen…

§706-668.5 Multiple sentence of imprisonment. (1) If multiple terms of imprisonment are imposed on a defendant, whether at the same time or at different times, or if a term of imprisonment is imposed on a defendant who is already subject to an unexpired term of imprisonment, the …

§706-669 Procedure for determining minimum term of imprisonment. (1) When a person has been sentenced to an indeterminate or an extended term of imprisonment, the Hawaii paroling authority shall, as soon as practicable but no later than six months after commitment to the custody …

§706-670 Parole procedure; release on parole; terms of parole, recommitment, and reparole; final unconditional release. (1) [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2018, by L 2013, c 67, §2 deleted by L 2017, c 77, §2.] Parole hearing. A person sentenced to an indeterminate term of im…

§706-670.5 Notice of parole or final unconditional release. (1) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: "Offense against the person" means any of the offenses described in chapter 707 and includes any attempt to commit any of those offenses. "Pri…

§706-671 Credit for time of detention prior to sentence; credit for imprisonment under earlier sentence for same crime. (1) When a defendant who is sentenced to imprisonment has previously been detained in any State or local correctional or other institution following the defenda…

§706-672 Place of imprisonment. When a person is sentenced to imprisonment, the court shall commit the person to the custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation for the term of the person's sentence and until released in accordance with law. The director of correc…

§706-673 Notice of escape. (1) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: "Offense against the person" means any of the offenses described in chapter 707 and includes any attempt to commit any of those offenses. "Prisoner" means a person who has bee…

[§706-674] Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; persons under the age of twenty-one; prohibited. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person convicted of a crime who was under the age of twenty-one at the time of the offense shall be sentenced to life…