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Tom Winters:The HI Dept of Ag has a prohibition on snapping turtles but not other specific reptiles. They do allow elk and llamas, so you could always glue some antlers or fur on your turtle and try to pass it off as one of them.
Or, you could always call them during the week at:
(808) 837-8092
I don't think the elk thing would work but the llama option is a definite maybe.