(1) A person is guilty of criminal solicitation if, with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, the person commands, encourages, or requests another person to engage in conduct or cause the result specified by the definition of an offense or to engage in conduct which would be sufficient to establish complicity in the specified conduct or result.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 705-510

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(2) It is immaterial under subsection (1) that the defendant fails to communicate with the person the defendant solicits if the defendant’s conduct was designed to effect such communication.

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