# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1102: Failure to disperse

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1102

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1102
- **Heading:** Failure to disperse
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** HI Code / Division 5 / Title 37 / Chapter 711 / Section 711-1102

## Text

(1) When six or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse.

(2) A person commits the offense of failure to disperse if the person knowingly fails to comply with an order made pursuant to subsection (1).

(3) Failure to disperse is a misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993; am L 2001, c 91, §4]

COMMENTARY ON §711-1102

This section provides a procedure under which a peace officer can order a group of six or more persons participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to disperse. A similar order may be made to others in the immediate vicinity. Failure to obey such an order is a misdemeanor. The offense is thus an aggravated form of disorderly conduct which does not reach the point of riot or unlawful assembly.

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1101 Disorderly conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1101.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1102 Failure to disperse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1102.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1103 Riot.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1103.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1104 Unlawful assembly.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1104.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1105 Obstructing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1105.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106 Harassment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1106.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106.4 Aggravated harassment by stalking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1106.4.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106.5 Harassment by stalking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1106.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106.6 Harassment by impersonation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1106.6.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1107 Desecration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1107.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1108 Abuse of a corpse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1108.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1108.5 Cruelty to animals in the first degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1108.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1109 Cruelty to animals in the second degree.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1109.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1109.1 Authority to enter premises; notice of impoundment of animal; damage resulting from entry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1109.1.md)

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