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HB176 • 2026

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

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Sponsor
LAMOSAO, KILA, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, Tam
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
  • Temporary Restraining Order; Order for Protection; Penalties Increases the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violation of a temporary restraining order and order for protection.
  • Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine for violating a temporary restraining order or order for protection if, after conducting a financial review, the court determines the defendant is or will be unable to pay the fine.
  • Specifies that the court may suspend certain jail sentence for violation of a temporary restraining order or order for protection upon condition that the defendant remain alcohol- and drug-free, conviction-free, and complete court-ordered assessments or intervention.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-21 H

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

  3. 2025-01-16 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-14 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Temporary Restraining Order; Order for Protection; Penalties
Increases the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violation of a temporary restraining order and order for protection. Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine for violating a temporary restraining order or order for protection if, after conducting a financial review, the court determines the defendant is or will be unable to pay the fine. Specifies that the court may suspend certain jail sentence for violation of a temporary restraining order or order for protection upon condition that the defendant remain alcohol- and drug-free, conviction-free, and complete court-ordered assessments or intervention.

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HB176

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

176

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to Domestic abuse protective orders
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1
.
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Section 586-4,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:

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"
(e)
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When a temporary
restraining order is granted and the respondent or person to be restrained
knows of the order, a knowing or intentional violation of the restraining order
is a misdemeanor.
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A person convicted
under this section shall be ordered by the court to complete an assessment at
any available domestic violence program and shall complete a domestic violence
intervention or anger management course as determined by the domestic violence
program.
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The court additionally shall
sentence a person convicted under this section as follows:

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(1)
�
Except
as provided in paragraph (2), for a first conviction for a violation of the
temporary restraining order, the person shall serve a mandatory minimum jail
sentence of [
forty-eight hours
]
fifteen days
and be fined no less
than [
$150
]
$300
nor more than $500;

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(2)
�
For
a first conviction for a violation of the temporary restraining order, i
f
the person has a prior conviction for any of the following felonies:

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(A)
�
Section 707-701
relating to murder in the first degree;

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(B)
�
Section 707-701.5
relating to murder in the second degree;

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(C)
�
Section 707-710
relating to assault in the first degree;

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(D)
�
Section 707-711
relating to assault in the second degree;

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(E)
�
Section 707-720
relating to kidnapping;

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(F)
�
Section 707-721
relating to unlawful imprisonment in the first degree;

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(G)
�
Section 707-730
relating to sexual assault in the first degree;

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(H)
�
Section 707-731
relating to sexual assault in the second degree;

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(I)
�
Section 707-732
relating to sexual assault in the third degree;

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(J)
�
Section 707-733.6
relating to continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of fourteen
years;

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(K)
�
Section 707-750
relating to promoting child abuse in the first degree;

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(L)
�
Section 708-810
relating to burglary in the first degree;

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(M)
�
Section 708-811
relating to burglary in the second degree;

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(N)
�
Section 709-906
relating to abuse of family or household members; or

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(O)
�
Section 711-1106.4
relating to aggravated harassment by stalking;

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and if any of these offenses
has been committed against a family or household member as defined in section
586-1, the person shall serve a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of [
fifteen
]

thirty
days and be fined no less than [
$150
]
$350
nor more
than $600;
and

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(3)
�
For
the second and any subsequent conviction for a violation of the temporary
restraining order, the person shall serve a mandatory minimum jail sentence of [
thirty
]

forty-five
days and be fined no less than [
$250
]
$500
nor
more than $1,000;

provided that the court shall not sentence a
defendant to pay a fine [
unless
]
if, after conducting a financial
review, the court determines
the defendant is or will be [
able
]
unable

to pay the fine.

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Upon conviction and sentencing of the
defendant, the court shall order that the defendant immediately be incarcerated
to serve the mandatory minimum sentence imposed; provided that the defendant
may be admitted to bail pending appeal pursuant to chapter 804.
�
The court may stay the imposition of the
sentence if special circumstances exist.

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The court may suspend any jail sentence,
except for the mandatory sentences under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) upon
condition that the defendant remain alcohol- and drug-free, conviction-free, [
or
]

and
complete court-ordered assessments or intervention.
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Nothing in this section shall be construed as
limiting the discretion of the judge to impose additional sanctions authorized
in sentencing for a misdemeanor.
"

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SECTION
2
.
�
Section 586-11,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:

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"
(
a)
�
Whenever an order for protection is granted
pursuant to this chapter, a respondent or person to be restrained who knowingly
or intentionally violates the order for protection shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
�
A person convicted under
this section shall be ordered by the court to complete an assessment at any
available domestic violence program
and shall complete a domestic violence intervention or anger
management course as determined by the domestic violence program.
�
The court
additionally shall sentence a person convicted under this section as follows:

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(1)
�
For a first conviction for violation of the order for protection[
:

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(A)
�
That is in the nature of non-domestic
abuse, the person may be sentenced to a jail sentence of forty-eight hours and
be fined no more than $150; or

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(B)
�
That is in the nature of domestic abuse
],
the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum jail sentence of no less
than [
forty-eight hours
]
thirty days
and be fined no less than [
$150
]

$300
nor more than $500;

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(2)
�
For [
a
]
the
second
and any subsequent

conviction for violation of the order for protection[
:

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(A)
�
That is in the nature of non-domestic
abuse, and occurs after a first conviction for violation of the same order that
was in the nature of non-domestic abuse, the person shall be sentenced to a
mandatory minimum jail sentence of no less than forty-eight hours and be fined
no more than $250;

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(B)
�
That is in the nature of domestic abuse,
and
]
that
occurs after a first conviction for violation of the same
order [
that was in the nature of domestic abuse,
]
or conviction for a
violation of the temporary restraining order as defined in section 586-4(e),

the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum jail sentence of no less
than [
thirty
]
forty-five
days and be fined no less than [
$250
]

$500
nor more than $1,000;

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[
(C)
�
That is in the nature of non-domestic
abuse, and occurs after a first conviction for violation of the same order that
was in the nature of domestic abuse, the person shall be sentenced to a
mandatory minimum jail sentence of no less than forty-eight hours and be fined
no more than $250; or

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(D)
�
That is in the nature of domestic abuse,
and occurs after a first conviction for violation of the same order that is in
the nature of non-domestic abuse, the person shall be sentenced to a mandatory
minimum jail sentence of no less than forty-eight hours and be fined no more
than $150; and

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(3)
�
For any subsequent violation that occurs
after a second conviction for violation of the same order for protection, the
person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum jail sentence of not less than
thirty days and be fined not less than $250 nor more than $1,000;
]

provided that
the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine [
unless
]
if,
after conducting a financial review, the court determines
the defendant is
or will be [
able
]
unable
to pay the fine.

����
Upon
conviction and sentencing of the defendant, the court shall order that the
defendant immediately be incarcerated to serve the mandatory minimum sentence
imposed; provided that the defendant may be admitted to bail pending appeal
pursuant to chapter 804.
�
The court may
stay the imposition of the sentence if special circumstances exist.

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The court may
suspend any jail sentence under subparagraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C),
upon condition that the defendant remain alcohol- and
drug-free, conviction-free, [
or
]
and
complete court-ordered
assessments or intervention
.
�
Nothing
in this section shall be construed as limiting the discretion of the judge to
impose additional sanctions authorized in sentencing for a misdemeanor
offense.
�
All remedies for the
enforcement of judgments shall apply to this chapter.
"

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SECTION 3.
�
This Act does not affect rights and duties
that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
before its effective date.

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SECTION 4.
�
Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
�
New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 5.
�
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:

Temporary
Restraining Order; Order for Protection; Penalties

Amends:

Increases
the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violation of a temporary
restraining order and order for protection.
�

Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine
for violating a temporary restraining order or order for protection if, after
conducting a financial review, the court determines the defendant is or will be
unable to pay the fine.
�
Specifies that
the court may suspend certain jail sentence for violation of a temporary
restraining order or order for protection upon condition that the defendant
remain alcohol- and drug-free, conviction-free, and complete court-ordered
assessments or intervention.

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