S.B. 3097 Summary

• Allows a prevailing private party plaintiff to recover reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs when seeking injunctive relief against violations of chapter 6E (Historic Preservation), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

• Defendants held liable for attorney's fees and costs include the State, its agencies, and political subdivisions.

• Amends section 6E-13 by adding subsection (c) to establish the attorney's fees provision, while preserving existing powers of the attorney general and other penalties.

• Takes effect July 1, 2050.