(1) A person commits the offense of computer damage in the first degree if the person intentionally causes or attempts to cause damage to a computer, computer system, or computer network that manages or controls any critical infrastructure and the damage results in, or in the case of an attempt to cause damage would have resulted in if completed, the substantial impairment of:

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
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-659
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 708-892

  • Computer: means any electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes all computer equipment connected or related to such a device in a computer system or computer network, but shall not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable hand-held calculator, or other similar device. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 708-890
  • Computer network: means two or more computers or computer systems, interconnected by communication lines, including microwave, electronic, or any other form of communication. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 708-890
  • Computer system: means a set of interconnected computer equipment intended to operate as a cohesive system. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 708-890
  • Critical infrastructure: includes :

    (1) Gas and oil production, storage, and delivery systems;

    (2) Water supply systems;

    (3) Telecommunications networks;

    (4) Electrical power delivery systems;

    (5) Finance and banking systems;

    (6) Emergency services, such as medical, police, fire, and rescue services;

    (7) Transportation systems and services, such as highways, mass transit, airlines, and airports; and

    (8) Government operations that provide essential services to the public. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 708-890

  • Damage: means any impairment to the integrity or availability of data, a program, a system, a network, or computer services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 708-890
(a) The operation of the computer, computer system, or computer network; or
(b) The critical infrastructure managed or controlled by the computer, computer system, or computer network.
(2) Computer damage in the first degree is a class A felony.

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