§803-3  By person present.  Anyone in
the act of committing a crime, may be arrested by any person present, without a
warrant. [PC 1869, c 49, §3; RL 1925, §3969; RL 1935, §5402; RL 1945, §10703;
RL 1955, §255-3; HRS §708-3; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  A police officer may arrest without a warrant if the police
officer has probable cause to believe an offense is being committed in the
police officer's presence, even though it be a violation.  Att. Gen. Op. 76-4.



 



Case Notes



 



  Arrest without warrant, legal.  14 H. 586.



  Police officer may arrest for a misdemeanor without warrant
if, based on personal knowledge, police officer has probable cause to believe
offense is being committed in police officer's presence.  56 H. 383, 538 P.2d
320.



  This authority extends to misdemeanors.  56 H. 675, 548 P.2d
268.