(1) Notwithstanding § 706-669, if not subjected to an extended term of imprisonment pursuant to § 706-662, a person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without possibility of parole as provided in subsection (2) if:

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felony20 years to lifeup to $50,000
Class B felonyup to 10 yearsup to $25,000
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-659 and Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-660

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 706-660.2

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(a) The person, in the course of committing or attempting to commit a felony, causes the death or inflicts serious or substantial bodily injury upon another person who is:

(i) Sixty years of age or older;
(ii) Blind, a paraplegic, or a quadriplegic; or
(iii) Eight years of age or younger; and
(b) Such disability is known or reasonably should be known to the defendant.
(2) The term of imprisonment for a person sentenced pursuant to subsection (1) shall be as follows:

(a) For murder in the second degree–fifteen years;
(b) For a class A felony–six years, eight months;
(c) For a class B felony–three years, four months;
(d) For a class C felony–one year, eight months.