HB 304 Summary

• Clarifies that a person who receives a reasonable warning or request to leave commercial premises can be held criminally liable for burglary in the second degree if they enter or remain unlawfully with intent to commit a crime.

• Amends the definition of "enter or remain unlawfully" in Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 708-800 to include reasonable warnings or requests to leave issued by commercial property owners, lessees, their agents, or police officers.

• Allows a single reasonable warning or request to leave to apply to all commercial premises owned or leased by the same owner or lessee, not just individual properties.

• Takes effect upon approval and does not affect rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that began before the effective date.