Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect - Hawaii

Date: February 2019

Failure to Report

Citation: Rev. Stat. § 350-1.2

Any mandatory reporter who knowingly prevents another person from reporting, or who knowingly fails to provide information as required by the reporting laws, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

False Reporting

This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.