HawaiiHawaii Judiciary reports domestic violence cases and reviews pilot
Hawaii’s Judiciary reports domestic violence case information through 2030, evaluates the pilot in that year, and applies specified pilot provisions through June 30, 2031.
What it does
The Judiciary reports domestic violence case outcomes, assessments, treatment, and other case information to the Legislature. Reports are due each year from 2027 through 2030.
The Judiciary and the criminal justice research institute review whether the domestic violence pilot affected case length, repeat offenses, program completion, and case resolution.
The law sets June 30, 2031, as the repeal date for specified pilot provisions and keeps certain domestic violence law changes in place when a related section is reenacted.
Argument forThe reports could help lawmakers see how cases end and whether treatment programs are completed before deciding the pilot’s future.
Argument againstThe Judiciary may need staff time to collect detailed case, treatment, and follow-up information for reports due in four years.
More detail
The Judiciary reports information about domestic violence cases to the Legislature. The reports cover cases filed with the Judiciary involving offenses under section 709-906 of Hawaii law. The reports include case outcomes, pleas and trial results, assessments and treatment referrals, completion of required programs, new charges, repeated deferred guilty pleas, and time to finish cases. Reports are due by December 1 in 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030. The 2027 report covers data starting July 1, 2026.
The Judiciary, working with the criminal justice research institute, evaluates the domestic violence pilot and reports findings and recommendations. The evaluation concerns the pilot under Acts 19 (2020) and 238 (2021). The review uses available data from 2016 through 2029 and considers case length, dismissals, repeat offenses, program completion, and case resolution. It includes recommendations, such as whether to make the pilot permanent. The evaluation is part of the report due December 1, 2030.
The law sets June 30, 2031, as the repeal date for specified pilot provisions and preserves certain changes to domestic violence law when a related section is reenacted. The provisions concern specified pilot sections and changes to Hawaii's domestic violence law. These dates and continued effect apply to the sections and changes named in Acts 19 (2020), 238 (2021), and 23 (2023). The stated repeal dates are June 30, 2031.
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History
- 2026
- Jul 7Received.Introduced
Criminal Justice