HB 432 Summary

• Allows parties aggrieved by orders of the Hawaii Paroling Authority to appeal to the intermediate appellate court, amending HRS §641-11 to include paroling authority orders alongside circuit court judgments in criminal matters.

• Establishes a 90-day filing deadline for defendants to file motions for judicial review of minimum term of imprisonment orders with the sentencing court.

• Creates six grounds for judicial review including constitutional or statutory violations, excess of authority, unlawful procedure, error of law, clear error of fact, and arbitrary or capricious action.

• Allows public defenders to continue representing defendants on appeal of minimum term orders, eliminating the previous gap in indigent representation that occurred when judicial review was treated as a new civil action.

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