(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be fined not less than $100, and not more than $500 for each offense, and ordered to pick up and remove litter from a public place under the supervision of the director as follows:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 339-8

  • Director: means the director of the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339-1
  • Litter: means rubbish, refuse, waste material, garbage, trash, offal, or any debris of whatever kind or description, whether or not it is of value, and includes improperly discarded paper, metal, plastic, glass, or solid waste. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339-1
  • Littering: means placing, throwing, or dropping litter on public or private property or in any public or private waters, except:

    (1) In a place which is designated by the department or the county for the disposal of garbage and refuse;

    (2) Into a litter receptacle; or

    (3) Into a litter bag, provided that the bag is disposed of properly into a litter receptacle or in a place designated by the department or the county for disposal of garbage and refuse. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339-1

  • Public place: means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339-1
(1) For the first offense, the violator shall spend four hours of either picking up litter or performing community service; and
(2) For any subsequent offense, the violator shall spend eight hours of either picking up litter or performing community service.
(b) If the environmental court judges the violator to be incapable of litter removal and pick up, the environmental court may provide some other community work as it deems appropriate. All persons who are caught littering shall be required to remove the litter that they caused or shall be liable for the costs of removing that litter.

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