State v. Pacquing.

Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

Chester Pacquing was charged with one count of Unauthorized Possession of Confidential Personal Information (UPCPI) in relation to two traffic stops in which he identified himself to a police officer using the name, date of birth, and address of his former neighbor, the Complainant in this case.

Pacquing moved to dismiss the charge as a de minimis violation of the UPCPI statute, on the ground that his conduct did not actually cause or threaten the harm sought to be prevented by the statute, or did so only to a trivial extent. See Hawai'i Revised Statutes…