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HI SCR91
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tim Richards
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AI Summary
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Urges the legislature to amend Hawaii's self-defense laws to eliminate the duty to retreat for individuals on agricultural land where they have a right to be, provided they are not engaged in criminal activity and were not the original aggressor.
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Allows justified use of deadly force in self-protection for agricultural workers, their families, livestock, and other property on agricultural land under these specified conditions.
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References the 2024 fatal shooting of rancher Cranston Duke Pia during a confrontation with an intruder whose dogs were attacking Pia's cattle as the impetus for addressing vulnerabilities in Hawaii's current legal protections.
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Notes that 26 states have enacted stand your ground laws eliminating the duty to retreat in certain spaces, and references King Kamehameha I's Law of the Splintered Paddle as precedent incorporated into the Hawaii State Constitution.
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Directs transmittal of certified copies to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and President of the Senate.
Legislative Description
Urging The Legislature To Advance Legislation And Support Policies That Safeguard Individuals In The Agricultural Community, Their Families, Their Livestock And Other Property, And Other Individuals Under Their Employment Or Care By Amending The State's Selfdefense Laws To Deprioritize The Duty To Retreat In Certain Circumstances.
Agricultural Land
Last Action
Report adopted, referred to JDC.
3/20/2025