HB 786 Summary

• Adds new definitions to covered offender registration law including "attorney general," "chief of police," "foreign conviction," "out-of-state conviction," "permanent residence," "temporary residence," and "tribal conviction"

• Expands the definition of "sexual offense" and "crime against minors" to include comparable foreign convictions, tribal convictions, and offenses that triggered sex offender registration or notification requirements in other jurisdictions

• Clarifies that conviction occurs on the date judgment is entered and requires covered offenders to register and report permanent residence, temporary residence, or place of residence description

• Establishes monthly in-person reporting requirement for covered offenders without mail-deliverable addresses, replacing the previous 90-day mail verification process

• Repeals the definitions of "mental abnormality," "personality disorder," and "predatory" from Hawaii's sex offender registration law