HI SB2520

Repeals the June 30, 2027 sunset date for Act 213 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2024), which made habitual violent crime a class C felony for persons with three or more prior violent crime convictions within five years.

Requires the Criminal Justice Research Institute to analyze the effectiveness of Act 213 in reducing violent crime and submit a one-time report to the legislature before the 2031 regular session.

Mandates the Attorney General, in consultation with the Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit annual reports starting before the 2027 regular session on the effectiveness of the habitual violent crime statute.

Annual reports must include data on arrests of habitual violent offenders, repeat offenders, cases charged, and case outcomes including trials, plea agreements, convictions, and sentences.

County prosecuting attorneys must provide relevant data to the Attorney General by December 1 each year to enable completion of the required reports.