HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.08
Unauthorized Computer Access 1° H.R.S. § 708-895.5
H.R.S. 708-895.5
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment, the] [The]
Defendant, (defendant’s name) is charged with the offense of
Unauthorized Computer Access in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Unauthorized Computer
Access in the First Degree if he/she knowingly accesses a
computer, computer system, or computer network without
authorization and thereby obtains information, and [did so for
the purpose of commercial or private financial gain] [did so in
furtherance of any other crime*] [the value of the information
obtained exceeds $5,000] [the information has been determined by
statute or rule of court to require protection against
unauthorized disclosure].
There are four material elements of the offense of
Unauthorized Computer Access in the First Degree, each of which
the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These four elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant knowingly accessed a computer,
computer system, or computer network; and
2. That the Defendant knowingly did so without
authorization; and
3. That the Defendant thereby knowingly obtained
information; and
4. [That the Defendant did so knowingly for the purpose
of commercial or private financial gain] [That the Defendant did
so knowingly in furtherance of any other crime*] [That the
Defendant was aware the value of the information obtained
exceeded $5,000] [That the Defendant was aware that the
information had been determined by statute or rule of court to
require protection against unauthorized disclosure].
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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