HI HB767

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 586-4 to authorize family court judges to enforce temporary restraining orders (TROs) upon a finding of civil contempt of court.

Establishes mandatory minimum jail sentences for violations of temporary restraining orders: 48 hours for first conviction, 15 days for first conviction if defendant has prior conviction for specified violent felonies, and 30 days for second and subsequent convictions.

Requires fines ranging from $150-$500 for first violations, $150-$600 for first violations with prior violent felony convictions, and $250-$1,000 for subsequent violations; all collected fines deposited into the spouse and child abuse special account.

Mandates that defendants convicted of TRO violations be ordered to immediately serve mandatory minimum sentences and undergo domestic violence intervention at available programs.

Makes minor grammatical change replacing "such" with "these" in subsection (d) regarding how courts consider facts in child custody proceedings.