Except as provided in section 702-212, a person is not guilty of an offense unless the person acted intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently, as the law specifies, with respect to each element of the offense. When the state of mind required to establish an element of an offense is not specified by the law, that element is established if, with respect thereto, a person acts intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 702-204
State of mind required
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Yanez (1998)
Most recently applied in State v. Yanez (August 1998)
L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.