(1) It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person in possession of any pet animal or equine animal to desert the pet animal or equine animal.

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
petty misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663
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(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 in addition to any other penalties.
(3) Any person who violates subsection (1) and recklessly causes the death of or substantial bodily injury to the pet animal or equine animal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 in addition to any other penalties.
(4) Each pet animal or equine animal that is deserted in violation of subsection (1) or suffers death or substantial bodily injury as a result of a violation of subsection (1) shall constitute a separate offense.
(5) For the purposes of this section, “desert” means to leave without the intent to return.

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