HB 463 Summary

• Requires the Hawaii Judiciary to conduct a study on removing residential tenants' names from public eviction records in specified circumstances, including dismissed cases, cases where no judgment for possession was entered, and cases meeting specific criteria such as low-value judgments ($500 or less) or landlord violations of tenant protection laws.

• Study must examine the judiciary's technical ability to disassociate tenants from eviction proceedings, impacts on the judiciary information management system, and whether the system can differentiate between residential and commercial cases.

• Judiciary shall submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2026 regular session convenes.

• Defines "disassociate" as removing a residential tenant's name from publicly accessible electronic databases so the legal proceeding cannot be found by searching the tenant's name.

• Appropriates unspecified funds to the judiciary for fiscal year 2025-2026 to conduct the study; Act takes effect July 1, 3000.