Reproductions, forgeries, and illegal sales
HRS §6E-12
in effect6E-12. Reproductions, forgeries, and illegal sales
(a) It shall be unlawful to reproduce, retouch, rework, or forge any historic object and to represent it or offer it for trade or sale as an original and genuine object. It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale or exchange any historic object with the knowledge that it has been collected or excavated in violation of any of the terms of this chapter.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Offer for sale or exchange any exhumed
prehistoric or historic human skeletal remains or associated burial goods; or
(2) Remove those goods or remains, except those
remains fabricated into artifacts prehistorically, from the jurisdiction of the
State without obtaining a permit from the department.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to
remove aviation artifacts derived from state lands or agencies from the
jurisdiction of the State without obtaining a permit from the department.
(d) Any person violating this section shall be
fined not more than $25,000. Each historic object or part of a prehistoric or
historic human skeleton or associated burial good offered for sale or trade or
removed from the jurisdiction in violation of this section shall constitute a
distinct and separate offense for which the offender may be punished.
[L 1976,
c 104, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 306, §9; am L 1996, c 97, §9; am L 2022, c 212,
§3]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0006E/HRS_0006E-0012.htmFetched: 11/10/2026