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SB3056 • 2026

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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Sponsor
RICHARDS, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura, Wakai
Last action
2026-01-30
Official status
Referred to PSM, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
  • DLE; Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program; Kauai; Maui Expands the Department of Law Enforcement's Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program to operate on the islands of Kauai and Maui.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-30 S

    Referred to PSM, WAM.

  2. 2026-01-28 S

    Passed First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-28 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
DLE; Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program; Kauai; Maui
Expands the Department of Law Enforcement's Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program to operate on the islands of Kauai and Maui.

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SB3056

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3056

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to law enforcement
.

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

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SECTION
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Section 353C-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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There shall be established within the department an agricultural
enforcement pilot program on the islands of Oahu
, Kauai, Maui,
and
Hawaii, to be implemented at the discretion of the deputy director of law
enforcement.
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The department shall employ
or appoint, and remove, the following persons, subject to chapter 76 and
section 78-1:

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(1)
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An assistant chief, who shall be the
administrator of the agricultural enforcement pilot program and shall have
charge, direction, and control, subject to the direction or control of the
deputy director, of all matters relating to the enforcement of an offense
listed in section 708-835.55 involving theft of an agricultural product or
commodity and any other matters as determined by the deputy director.
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The assistant chief shall be an administrator
experienced in addressing agricultural theft; and

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(2)
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Personnel, state law enforcement
officers, and investigators, including but not limited to state law enforcement
officers serving on a voluntary basis without pay."

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SECTION 2.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DLE;
Agricultural
Enforcement Pilot Program; Kauai; Maui

Description:

Expands
the Department of Law Enforcement's
Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program
to operate on the islands of Kauai and Maui.

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