SB2566 • 2026

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE ORDERS FOR PROTECTION.

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Sponsor: KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE ORDERS FOR PROTECTION.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE ORDERS FOR PROTECTION.
Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Domestic Abuse; Temporary Restraining Orders; Protective Orders; Public Inspection Removes the requirement that requests to withhold from public inspection the petition record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order be made orally.

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Bill History

2026-03-10 H
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16
2026-03-10 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-06 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 66).
2026-03-06 S
Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
2026-03-05 S
One Day Notice 3/06/2026.
2026-03-05 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.
2026-03-05 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2804) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-02-13 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.
2026-02-09 S
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-01-28 S
Referred to JDC.
2026-01-23 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE ORDERS FOR PROTECTION.
Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Domestic Abuse; Temporary Restraining Orders; Protective Orders; Public Inspection
Removes the requirement that requests to withhold from public inspection the petition record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order be made orally.

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SB2566

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2566

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to domestic abuse orders for protection
.

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

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

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"(g)
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If the court denies a temporary restraining order, the court may order
upon the oral
or written
request of the respondent

or the person to be restrained
that the petition
record be withheld from public inspection
; provided that the record shall
remain accessible to law enforcement officers without a court order.
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SECTION
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Section 586-5.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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"(c)
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If the court denies a protective order or
extended protective order,
the
court may order upon the oral
or written
request of the respondent that
the protective order
or extended protective order
petition record be withheld from public inspection; provided
that the record shall remain accessible to law enforcement officers without a
court order."

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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 upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

By Request

Report Title:

Judiciary
Package; Family Courts; Domestic Abuse; Temporary Restraining Orders;
Protective Orders; Public Inspection

Description:

Removes
the requirement that requests to withhold from public inspection the petition
record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order be
made orally.

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