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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.57

Arson 4° H.R.S. § 708-8254 (Applicable to offenses

activein force · 2008-10-07 – presentas-observed

(Applicable to offenses occurring on or after April 9, 2007)

[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]

[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense

of Arson in the Fourth Degree.

A person commits the offense of Arson in the Fourth Degree

if he/she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sets fire to

or causes to be burned property and thereby damages the property

of another without the other’s consent.

There are three material elements of the offense of Arson

in the Fourth 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; and

2. That the Defendant did so intentionally, knowingly, or

recklessly; and

3. That the Defendant damaged the property of another

person without the person’s consent by such conduct.

Provenance

Source
courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-20
Content hash
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