Any person required to make a return, make a report, keep any records, supply any information, or secure any license required under title 14, who wilfully fails to make the return, make the report, keep the records, supply the information, or secure the license, at the time or times required by law, shall in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be subject to one or any combination of the following:

(1) A fine of not more than $25,000;

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 231-35

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(2) Imprisonment of not more than one year; or
(3) Probation;

provided that a corporation shall be fined not more than $100,000.