HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.16
Promoting a Harmful Drug 1° -- Distribution to a Minor
DISTRIBUTION TO A MINOR: H.R.S. § 712-1244(1)(e)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Promoting a Harmful Drug in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Promoting a Harmful Drug in
the First Degree if he/she knowingly distributes (specify
harmful drug) in any amount to a minor.
There are three material elements of the offense of
Promoting a Harmful Drug in the First 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 distributed (specify harmful
drug) in any amount to a person; and
2. That the person was, at that time, a minor; and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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