{"id":372907,"date":"2016-04-11T01:22:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/hawaii-law\/hawaii-rape-and-sexual-assault-laws.html"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:06:54","slug":"hawaii-rape-and-sexual-assault-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/hawaii-law\/hawaii-rape-and-sexual-assault-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Rape and Sexual Assault Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hawaii Rape and Sexual Assault Laws<\/h1>\n
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\n By Susan Buckner, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Hawaii’s sexual assault laws include all forms of nonconsensual sexual conduct. Hawaii revised its rape and sexual abuse laws, making them gender-neutral and not dependent on the age of consent. In the state of Hawaii, sexual assault includes rape<\/a>, statutory rape, and unwanted sexual contact.<\/p>\r\n

In general, any sexual act without the other person’s consent meets Hawaii’s definition of sexual assault<\/a>. The state has four degrees of sexual assault, with decreasing levels of severity and penalties for each.<\/p>\r\n

Definitions: For purposes of these statutes (HRS \u00a7 707-700<\/a>):<\/p>\r\n