HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.07B
Use of a Computer in the Commission of a Separate
Crime: H.R.S. § 708-893(b)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment, the] [The]
Defendant, (defendant's name) is charged with the offense of Use
of a Computer In the Commission of a Separate Crime.
A person commits the offense of Use of a Computer In the
Commission of a Separate Crime if he/she knowingly uses a
computer to identify, select, solicit, persuade, coerce, entice,
induce, procure, pursue, surveil, contact, harass, annoy, or
alarm the victim or intended victim of [custodial interference
in the first degree] [custodial interference in the second
degree] [sexual assault in the second degree] [sexual assault in
the third degree] [sexual assault in the fourth degree]
[promoting child abuse in the second degree] [harassment]
[harassment by stalking] [promoting pornography for minors].
There are two material elements of the offense of Use of a
Computer In the Commission of a Separate Crime, each of which
the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These two elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant knowingly used a computer; and
2. That the Defendant did so knowingly to identify,
select, solicit, persuade, coerce, entice, induce, procure,
pursue, surveil, contact, harass, annoy, or alarm the victim or
intended victim of [custodial interference in the first degree]
[custodial interference in the second degree] [sexual assault in
the second degree] [sexual assault in the third degree] [sexual
assault in the fourth degree] [promoting child abuse in the
second degree] [harassment] [harassment by stalking] [promoting
pornography for minors].*
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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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