12-31-2010, 04:22 AM
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From the Hawaii Rifle Association site(http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/in...om_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=47) :
USE OF DEADLY FORCE IN HAWAII
Deadly force is justifiable only in self-defense or in defense of other innocents where one reasonably believes death, serious bodily injury, kidnapping, rape, or forcible sodomy may otherwise result. Use of deadly force for protection of private property can result in criminal charges. Using deadly force is not justifiable if it can be safely avoided by retreating or adopting other defensive strategies, except it is not required in Hawaii, unlike New Jersey, that you retreat from your home. You cannot justify the use of deadly force defensively if you initiated its use. Police officers are instructed to make an arrest in ANY homicide. The prosecutor then decides whether to bring charges.
LIMITED CIVIL LIABILITY, Act 97
The 2010 HI State Legislature passed a limited civil immunity (Castle Doctrine) bill for home occupants who use force against a home intruder. If the intruder is convicted of specified violent felonies associated with home invasion, the home occupants may not be sued. If the intruder is only committing theft, you are not protected. In Hawaii you may not hurt someone for stealing your stuff.
The law is far from perfect but not as bad a many think.
Here is a worthwhile link to a pdf file about Hawaii firearm laws:
http://www.hawaiirifleassociation.org/im...ws2010.pdf
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S. FL
Big Islander to be.
S. FL
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