S.B. 2290 Summary

• Creates the "Ho'okipa Welcoming Policy Act" establishing Hawaii law enforcement agency prohibitions on cooperating with federal immigration enforcement by ICE and CBP except when required by judicial warrant or specific statutory criteria.

• Prohibits law enforcement from stopping, questioning, investigating, or arresting individuals based solely on immigration status, civil immigration warrants, or detainers; also prohibits inquiries about immigration status unless investigating criminal activity.

• Forbids compliance with ICE/CBP civil immigration detainers unless accompanied by judicial warrant, except in cases involving convicted felons with probable cause of terrorist activity or specific serious criminal convictions.

• Restricts sharing of non-public information (release dates, addresses) with ICE/CBP except when accompanied by judicial warrant or individual meets specific criteria including felony conviction, serious misdemeanor conviction within five years, or sex offender registration.

• Requires Hawaii law enforcement agencies to record and submit semi-annual reports to the state attorney general on all immigration-related requests received, with data stripped of personal identifiers and made publicly available; effective January 1, 2050.