HI HB767

Creates a new statute allowing Hawaii Public Housing Authority to designate areas within housing projects as closed to the public with signs reading "Closed to the Public – No Trespassing" in letters at least two inches high placed at reasonable intervals along boundary lines.

Amends the criminal trespass in the second degree statute to prohibit non-tenants from entering or remaining in closed housing project areas without authorization, either based on signage or after receiving a written warning within a one-year period.

Defines "member of the public" to exclude tenants, household members, guests of tenants, authority employees, HUD officials, law enforcement, government personnel, program participants, and persons engaging in door-to-door communications between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Specifies requirements for written warnings to trespassers, including the warning statement, person's legal name and physical description, date and time of warning, and signatures of the warning giver and any witnesses or law enforcement officers present.

Effective July 1, 2050.