State v. Kameenui

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

The Defendants, Bryan Kameenui and David Kealoha, were convicted in unrelated incidents under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906, the spouse abuse statute. These appeals challenge the statute as unconstitutionally void for vagueness and over-breadth for failure to adequately define the term “physical abuse.” We hold that the statute is not vague or overbroad and affirm the convictions.

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State v. Kameenui. On the evening of February 23, 1987 Bryan Kameenui was home with his three children while his wife, Sherry, was out drinking with friends. When Sherry…