HB 1911 Summary

• Appropriates supplemental funds to the Hawaii judiciary for fiscal years 2023-2025, including operating budgets for courts of appeal and all five judicial circuits with specified position ceilings.

• Authorizes capital improvement projects totaling $20.955 million for judiciary facilities statewide, including air conditioning replacement at Aliiolani Hale ($3 million), Children's Justice Center relocation ($6 million), and elevator/fire alarm upgrades at Kaahumanu Hale ($9.25 million).

• Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds not to exceed $34.955 million to finance the capital improvement projects listed in the Act.

• Appropriates $333,333 for fiscal year 2023-2024 to hire actuaries to determine cost-of-living adjustments for judiciary service providers accounting for inflation increases.

• Repeals Section 7.1 of Act 38, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, which required weekly reporting to the legislature on inmates released pursuant to specific Supreme Court orders.