HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. David A. Tarnas, Chair |
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Rep. Mahina Poepoe, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Elle Cochran |
Rep. Chris Todd |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
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Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa |
Rep. Garner M. Shimizu |
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Rep. Amy A. Perruso |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 7, 2025 |
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2:05 p.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Appropriates funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oahu to enforce fireworks ordinances or laws. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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LAB, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS. Establishes the Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program within the Judiciary to provide legal representation to individuals in immigration-related proceedings in immigration court. Appropriates funds. (HD1)
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ECD, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS. Conforms fentanyl to the possession offense thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO TORTURE. Defines and prohibits the offense of torture.
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JHA |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAREER CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Appropriates moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit.
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JHA, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Appropriates moneys as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Victim Witness Assistance Program.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO SAFE ENTRYWAYS. Prohibit individuals from residing in a doorway or surrounding area of certain places. Gives county police departments primary authority to enforce the prohibition.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO SENTENCING. Changes the age for which individuals are eligible for life without parole sentences from eighteen years of age or older to twenty-one years of age or older.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO COLD CASE INVESTIGATIONS. Establishes and appropriates money for a Cold Case Investigation Unit within the Department of the Attorney General. Prioritizes unsolved cases involving an Indigenous victim.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY. Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE. Requires the court to enter on the record its written findings regarding the necessity of the conditions imposed on a defendant's release. Requires bail to be set in an amount that the defendant can afford based on certain factors.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. Establishes factors under which officers may, without warrant, arrest and detain persons for petty misdemeanors and violations. Requires officers to record the factors that justified the warrantless arrest.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Appropriates funds to the judiciary for services contracted with community-based organizations that deliver essential services, streamline judicial processes, and support the judiciary's capacity to effectively meet the needs of vulnerable households.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. Provides immediate judicial review of orders fixing minimum terms of imprisonment.
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS. Establishes limitations on geographical restrictions provided as a condition of probation.
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JHA |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. David A. Tarnas Chair |
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