HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.31C
Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree –
Defendant Ordered to Leave Premises:
H.R.S. § 707-716(1)(f)(ii)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Terroristic Threatening in
the First Degree if, [with the intent to terrorize] [in reckless
disregard of the risk of terrorizing] another person, he/she
threatens, by word or conduct, to [cause bodily injury to
another person] [cause serious damage or harm to property of
another] [commit a felony], the person threatened is protected
by an order of a police officer requiring the Defendant to leave
the premises of the protected person pursuant to section 709-
906(4) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the threat was made
during the effective period of the order.
There are five material elements of the offense of
Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree, each of which the
prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These five elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant threatened, by word or conduct,
to [cause bodily injury to another person] [cause serious damage
or harm to property of another] [commit a felony*]; and
2. That the Defendant did so [with the intent to
terrorize] [in reckless disregard of the risk of terrorizing]
another person; and
3. That the person threatened was protected by an order
of a police officer requiring the Defendant to leave the
premises of the protected person pursuant to section 709-906(4)
of the Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
4. That the threat was made during the effective period
of the order; and
5. That the Defendant acted [intentionally] [recklessly]
as to elements 3 and 4.
The prosecution also must prove beyond a reasonable doubt
that the threat was objectively capable of causing fear of
bodily injury in a reasonable person at whom the threat was
directed and who was familiar with the circumstances under which
the threat was made, and:
(1) the threat on its face and in the circumstances in
which it was made must have been so clear, unconditional,
immediate, and specific as to the person threatened, that the
threat communicated a seriousness of purpose and an imminent
likelihood of being carried out; or
(2) the Defendant possessed the apparent ability to carry
out the threat, such that the threat was reasonably likely to
cause fear of bodily injury in (complainant’s name).
The relevant attributes** of the Defendant and
(complainant's name) must be taken into consideration in
determining whether the threat, under the circumstances, was
objectively capable of causing fear of bodily injury in a
reasonable person.
An order of a police officer requiring the Defendant to
leave the premises of the protected person pursuant to section
709-906(4) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes is effective for
twenty-four hours after a written warning citation stating the
date, time, and location of the warning and the penalties for
violating it is given to the Defendant. [If the incident occurs
after 12:00 p.m. on any Friday, or on any Saturday, Sunday, or
legal holiday, the order to leave the premises is effective
immediately upon the defendant’s receipt of the written warning
citation, but the twenty-four hour period shall be extended
until 4:30 p.m. on the first day following the weekend or legal
holiday.]
[“Property of another” includes the pets and livestock of
another.]
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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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