HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.55
Arson 2° Danger of Death or Bodily Injury H.R.S. §
BODILY INJURY: H.R.S. § 708-8252(1)(a)
(Applicable to offenses occurring on or after June 9, 2006)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense
of Arson in the Second Degree.
A person commits the offense of Arson in the Second Degree
if he/she intentionally or knowingly sets fire to or causes to
be burned property and recklessly places another person in
danger of death or bodily injury.
There are three material elements of the offense of Arson
in the Second Degree, each of which the prosecution must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt.
These three elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant [set fire to] [caused to be
burned] property of another; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly;
and
3. That the Defendant recklessly placed another person in
danger of death or bodily injury by such conduct.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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