of the term “offense,” as employed in HRS § 709-906, is plain and unambiguous. As the term is commonly understood, an offense is “a breach of the criminal laws,” ie., a “violation of law for which [a] penalty is prescribed.” Black’s Law Dictionary 1081 (6th ed.1990). A “conviction,” by contrast, is “[t]he final judgment on a verdict or finding of guilty, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere[.]” Id. at 333. The repeat offender sentencing enhancement contained in HRS § 709-906(5)(b) applies to “a second offense and any other subsequent offense that occurs within one year of the previous offense.” (Emphasis added.) Dudoit asserts that “a charge does not become an ‘offense’ until after a conviction is obtained,” citing to People v. Nees, 200 Colo. 392, 615 P.2d 690, 693 (1980) (<HOLDING>). In other words, Dudoit argues that a previous
holding that it is not recognizing that  1983 action does not accrue until conviction or sentence has been invalidated recognizing that a criminal prosecution is not complete until a sentence has been imposed holding that it is not known legally that an offense has been committed until there is a conviction holding a warrantless arrest by a law officer is reasonable under the fourth amendment where there is probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has been or is being committed