§281-101 Unlicensed manufacture or sale of liquor; penalty. (a) If any person, acting in person or by or through any agent, servant, or employee, manufactures any liquor, either directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense or by any subterfuge, except as authorized pursuant to this chapter, the person shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(b) If any person, acting in person or by or through any agent, servant, or employee, sells any liquor, either directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense or by any subterfuge, except as authorized pursuant to this chapter, the person shall be guilty of a class C felony. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §62; RL 1935, §2630; RL 1945, §7282; RL 1955, §159-100; HRS §281-101; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 171, §31; am L 2019, c 15, §2]
Case Notes
Sale without a license. 37 H. 1 (1944).
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
281-2 Excepted articles; penalty.
281-3 Illegal manufacture, importation, or sale of liquor.
281-4 Liquor consumption on unlicensed premises prohibited, when.
281-11.5 Liquor commission and board attorney.
281-12 Commission and board office.
281-15 Reports, accounts, audit.
281-17 Jurisdiction and powers.
281-17.5 Fees; justified, method of change, limitation.
281-19 Hearings, attendance, examinations.
281-20 General right of inspection.
281-22 Political activities of commission employees.
281-32.5 Permits for trade shows or other exhibitions.
281-33 Special powers, privileges, and rights.
281-33.1 Individual permits to receive shipments of liquor.
281-33.6 Direct shipment of wine by wineries.
281-33.8 Reporting of shipments by carriers.
281-34 Sham operation under club license; supervision.
281-35 Special conditions; club licenses.
281-35.5 Special conditions; condominium hotel licenses.
281-38 Conditions of licenses.
281-39 Place of business; exception; solicitors' and representatives' permits.
281-39.5 Liquor license prohibited; where.
281-42 Manufacturers and wholesale dealers, special restrictions.
281-44 Advertisements and signs upon licensed premises.
281-45 No license issued, when.
281-47 Standard bar; music and dancing available.
281-53 Application; penalty for false statements.
281-53.5 County liquor commissions; criminal history record check.
281-54 Filing fees with application.
281-55 Reference to investigator.
281-56 Report by investigator.
281-57 Preliminary hearing; notice of public hearing.
281-62 Reduction or increase in area of licensed premises.
281-73 Quality of liquor; penalty.
281-76 Tampering with samples; penalty.
281-77 Refusal of samples; penalty.
281-78.5 Practices to promote excessive consumption of liquor; prohibited.
281-79 Entry for examination; obstructing liquor commission operations; penalty.
281-84 Exclusion of intoxicated person from premises; penalty.
281-85 Prize, gift, premium, and other inducement.
281-91 Revocation or suspension of license; hearing.
281-93 Reports to prosecuting officers.
281-94 Forfeiture of fee paid.
281-95 Bankruptcy, insolvency, death.
281-97 When sale without license authorized.
281-101 Unlicensed manufacture or sale of liquor; penalty.
281-101.4 Hearing, illegal manufacture, importation, or sale of liquor.
281-101.5 Prohibitions involving minors; penalty.
281-102 Other offenses; penalty.
281-102.5 Purchasing from other than primary source of supply; penalty.
281-104 Investigators, employees, counsel for.
281-105 Determination whether acts were in scope of duty.
281-106 Prosecutions not to exclude other remedies affecting license or goods.
281-108 Search warrants; seizure.
281-109 Seizure without warrant.