# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106: Harassment

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D5_T37_C711_S711-1106

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106
- **Heading:** Harassment
- **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 711-1106

## Text

(1) A person commits the offense of harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any other person, that person:

(a) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches another person in an offensive manner or subjects the other person to offensive physical contact;

(b) Insults, taunts, or challenges another person in a manner likely to provoke an immediate violent response or that would cause the other person to reasonably believe that the actor intends to cause bodily injury to the recipient or another or damage to the property of the recipient or another;

(c) Repeatedly makes telephone calls, facsimile transmissions, or any form of electronic communication as defined in section 711-1111(2), including electronic mail transmissions, without purpose of legitimate communication;

(d) Repeatedly makes a communication anonymously or at an extremely inconvenient hour;

(e) Repeatedly makes communications, after being advised by the person to whom the communication is directed that further communication is unwelcome; or

(f) Makes a communication using offensively coarse language that would cause the recipient to reasonably believe that the actor intends to cause bodily injury to the recipient or another or damage to the property of the recipient or another.

(2) Harassment is a petty misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 136, §9(b); am L 1992, c 292, §4; am L 1996, c 245, §2; am L 2009, c 90, §1]

## 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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