STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1235

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 386

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 386, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF JUDICIARY PERSONNEL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to prohibit, in certain circumstances, the publication of the personal information of federal and state judges and other judicial staff whose duties put them at risk for acts of violence or threats.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Judiciary, State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, and Hawaii State Bar Association.

Your Committee finds that threats and inappropriate communications to judges and court personnel have escalated in recent years. Your Committee further recognizes that, given the expanded availability of personal information of judges and judiciary staff through various sources, additional measures are needed to ensure the safety of judges and judiciary personnel. This measure will prohibit the publication of personal information of judges and judiciary staff, which will minimize the risk of threats or violence to these individuals.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 386, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair