What a Sentence Can Include
HRS 706-605 — probation, a fine, prison, community service, or a domestic violence program, and restitution
A convicted defendant may be sentenced to one or more of probation, a fine, imprisonment, community service, or a domestic violence program. A violation can bring any of those except imprisonment, and a misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor can also bring a suspended sentence.
Who handles this in Hawaii: Hawaii State Bar Association, Lawyer Referral and Information Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Hawaii directory.
- The court orders restitution for losses, setting the amount without regard to the defendant's ability to pay, and the time and manner of payment with regard to it.
- The court imposes a crime victim compensation fee, waived where the defendant cannot pay.
Probation is available for any crime except murder or attempted murder, most class A felonies, a repeat offender or felony firearm offender sentence, a crime causing death or serious injury to a child, elder or handicapped person, and animal cruelty involving ten or more pets.
Sources for this section (2)
- HRS 706-605 — Authorized disposition of convicted defendants
- HRS 706-620 — Authority to withhold sentence of imprisonment
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Hawaii attorney.