PART IV. 
COMPENSATION TO PRIVATE CITIZENS



 



§351-51  Eligibility for compensation. 
In the event a private citizen incurs injury or property damage in preventing
the commission of a crime within the State, in apprehending a person who has
committed a crime within the State, or in materially assisting a peace officer
who is engaged in the prevention or attempted prevention of such a crime or the
apprehension or attempted apprehension of such a person, the commission may, in
its discretion, upon an application, order the payment of compensation in
accordance with this chapter:



(1)  To or for the benefit of the private citizen; or



(2)  To any person responsible for the maintenance of
the private citizen, where that person has suffered pecuniary loss or incurred
expenses as a result of the private citizen's injury. [L 1967, c 226, pt of §1;
HRS §351-51; am L 1998, c 240, §5]