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HI HB1665

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Darius Kila

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "terroristic threatening" to explicitly include threats made via written or electronic communications, including social media posts and messages.

  • Creates three new protected classes for first-degree terroristic threatening (class B felony): elderly persons aged 62 or older, children under 18, and disabled persons.

  • Requires the Department of the Attorney General to submit annual reports to the Legislature beginning in 2027 on convictions for terroristic threatening against protected classes, including an equity review and demographic data analysis.

  • Adds obstructing educational workers performing official duties as a new category under the offense of obstructing government operations, elevating it to a class B felony.

  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 3000 (placeholder date).

Legislative Description

Relating To The Penal Code.

Reports

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/18/2026
Human Services & Homelessness1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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