STAND. COM. REP. NO. 648-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1843
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1843 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Extend the time in which a person may be ordered
          to leave the premises of a domestic violence
          incident from 24 to 48 hours; and

     (2)  Allow for a person arrested for domestic violence
          to be held in custody for up to 48 hours after
          posting bail.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
County of Maui Prosecuting Attorney, Hawaii State Coalition
Against Domestic Violence, Child and Family Service, Women
Helping Women, Domestic Violence Clearinghouse, Hawaii Catholic
Conference, and concerned individuals.  Testimony in opposition
to this measure was received from the Office of the Public
Defender.  Testimony was also received from the City and County
of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the
Honolulu Police Department.  


 
 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee finds that creating longer periods of
separation immediately after domestic violence incidents will
allow victims needed time to collect themselves and seek
assistance.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting the
provisions regarding custody or imprisonment after posting of
bail.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 1843, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
1843, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair