title: Hawaii — Enforcement: How hard does the regulator enforce? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/hawaii/enforcement/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Hawaii](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/hawaii/) Enforcement Hawaii · Question 10 of 11 # Enforcement: How hard does the regulator enforce? Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Hawaii report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/hawaii/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Hawaii (US-HI) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 28 Sep 2026 | Summary answer Enforcement is the most active dimension of Hawaii's gambling landscape this cycle. The Honolulu Police Department's Narcotics/Vice Division has sustained a rapid cadence of illegal-gambling search warrants through 2026, reaching its sixteenth warrant of the year by a May 20 raid on a McCully-area o… ## Full section analysis Enforcement is the most active dimension of Hawaii's gambling landscape this cycle. The Honolulu Police Department's Narcotics/Vice Division has sustained a rapid cadence of illegal-gambling search warrants through 2026, reaching its sixteenth warrant of the year by a May 20 raid on a McCully-area operation, and continuing into a July 30 raid that yielded eleven devices and over $3,500 in cash with two arrests. Running alongside this criminal track, Honolulu's Department of Planning and Permitting has pursued a civil and property-based enforcement programme under the 2024 Act 249 landlord-liability regime, targeting 34 properties, issuing approximately 50 violation notices, raiding 30 game rooms, seizing 451 devices, and bringing four individuals to criminal charge in 2026 to date. This civil track is mixed in durability: it rests on a durable 2024 statute but is executed through administrative and civil process against property owners rather than direct prosecution of operators. Layered on top is SB 3281, which passed the Senate unanimously and was House-amended before being returned for Senate concurrence, with final enactment unconfirmed as of session close; if enacted it would expand the criminal and civil toolkit available against illegal electronic gambling devices.