§281-33  Special powers, privileges,and rights.  The following special powers, privileges, and rights arehereby granted, anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding:

(1)  Any person arriving in the State may bring withthe person for private use and consumption and not for resale, any liquor notexceeding one gallon, and two cases of beer not exceeding six gallons withoutsecuring a license;

(2)  Any religious organization may import or receiveinto the State sacramental wine for use in the religious rites of the religiousorganization without securing a license;

(3)  Any consul general, consul, or vice-consul of anyforeign country may import or receive into the State, for private use andconsumption, any liquor without securing a license. [L 1939, c 205, pt of §1;RL 1945, §7234; RL 1955, §159-32; HRS §281-33; am L 1978, c 27, §1; gen ch1985]