HI SB187

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 604-1(b) to establish additional district court judgeships in the First Circuit and Second Circuit, though the specific number of new judgeships is not filled in the document.

Modifies the composition of the First Circuit district court from fourteen judges to an unspecified number, and the Second Circuit from three judges to an unspecified number.

Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to establish the new judgeships, with specific dollar amounts and FTE positions left blank in the bill text.

Takes effect on July 1, 2050.