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HB892 • 2026

RELATING TO GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS.

RELATING TO GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS.

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Sponsor
TARNAS
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the size of restricted areas or the impact on existing programs like Safe and Sound Westside.

Rules About Where People Can Go After They Do Something Wrong

This bill sets rules about where people who have done crimes can go as part of their punishment when they are on probation.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets limits on geographical restrictions that can be imposed as a condition of probation.
  • Requires these restrictions to fit closely with the specific crime committed by the person being punished.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have done crimes and are on probation (a type of punishment where they don't go to jail but must follow rules).
  • Courts that decide what kind of restrictions should be put on people.

Terms To Know

Probation
A punishment for doing something wrong where you don't go to jail but must follow certain rules.
Geographical Restrictions
Rules that say a person cannot enter or stay in specific areas as part of their punishment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact size limit for restricted areas.
  • It is unclear how existing programs like Safe and Sound Westside will be affected by this new law.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

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Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment limits the size and scope of geographical restrictions that can be imposed as part of a probation sentence.

  • Geographical restrictions provided as a condition of probation must now cover an area no larger than 0.5 acres.
  • These restrictions must be narrowly tailored to the specific criminal conviction of the defendant.
  • Areas protected by law, such as access to sea or land rights, cannot have geographical restrictions imposed on them.
  • The amendment does not specify how existing geographical restrictions will be affected or adjusted to comply with these new limitations.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-03-18 S

    The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

  3. 2025-03-12 S

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  4. 2025-03-06 S

    Referred to JDC.

  5. 2025-03-06 S

    Passed First Reading.

  6. 2025-03-06 S

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 299).

  7. 2025-03-04 H

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (5) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  8. 2025-02-27 H

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

  9. 2025-02-27 H

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 817) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  10. 2025-02-07 H

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Todd.

  11. 2025-02-04 H

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-07-25 2:05PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2025-01-23 H

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3

  13. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  14. 2025-01-21 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS.
Penal Code; Probation; Geographical Restrictions; Limitations
Establishes limitations on geographical restrictions provided as a condition of probation. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB892

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

892

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The legislature finds that in criminal law, a
geographical restriction imposed upon an individual found guilty of a crime is
ordinarily limited to specific individuals or property to deter future crime.
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For decades, geographical restrictions have
been imposed upon defendants in Hawaii courts under the Weed and Seed program,
and most recently under the Safe and Sound Waikiki program managed by the
city and county of Honolulu office of the prosecuting
attorney
in association with the Honolulu police department and nongovernmental
organizations.
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These programs have been imposing
geographical restrictions on habitual crime offenders to deter criminal
activities in the designated area.

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Recently,
the city and county of Honolulu office of the prosecuting attorney began
implementing the Safe and Sound program beyond the boundaries of the Waikiki
business district.
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Safe and Sound
Westside prohibits defendants from entering or remaining, except for legitimate
reasons with prior approval of the court, in a large portion of Oahu, bounded
by and including the following streets or landmarks:
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the shoreline from Kahe Point Beach Park until
Kaena Point State Park, and one mile mauka of the shoreline.

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The
legislature further finds that geographical restrictions have not been
addressed by the Hawaii supreme court, and their legality has not been tested
against established principles under the federal and state constitutions,
including the right to freedom of movement, the right to equal protection of
laws, and the traditional and customary right of access under the Hawaii State Constitution
and state law.

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The prohibitions
imposed under the Safe and Sound Westside program have resulted in numerous individuals
being unable to work, live, commune with family, seek medical care, or practice
cultural rights in a significant portion of the island of Oahu.
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In consideration of the legal issues
associated with geographical restrictions, the legislature must act to
establish reasonable limits.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to establish limitations on geographical restrictions
provided as a condition of probation.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 706, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:

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Geographical
restrictions; limitations.
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Except as otherwise provided by law, any
geographical restriction provided as a condition of probation shall:

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(1)
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Be limited to
an area that is no larger than acres;

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(2)
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Be narrowly
tailored to the defendant's criminal conviction; and

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(3)
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Not be imposed upon
areas of land or access to sea, the right to which is protected by law.
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SECTION
3.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Penal
Code; Probation; Geographical Restrictions; Limitations

Description:

Establishes
limitations on geographical restrictions provided as a condition of probation.

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