­­­HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS, MILITARY & VETERANS

Rep. Mark J. Hashem, Chair

Rep. Cory M. Chun, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Sonny Ganaden

Rep. Mahina Poepoe

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Kanani Souza

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair

Senator Brandon J.C. Elefante, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Carol Fukunaga

Sen. Brenton Awa

Sen. Angus L.K. McKelvey

 

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. David A. Tarnas, Chair

Rep. Gregg Takayama, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Sonny Ganaden

Rep. Greggor Ilagan

Rep. Daniel Holt

Rep. Sam Satoru Kong

Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Kanani Souza

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Brandon J.C. Elefante

Sen. Brenton Awa

Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura

 

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 6, 2023

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

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shortly before the scheduled start time.

 

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A G E N D A

 

 

1.       Introduction

·         National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Amber Widgery

 

2.       NCSL Representative (45min)

·         Amber Widgery esq.

·         Widgery is a Program Principal with NCSL’s Criminal and Civil Justice program. She will be providing a national overview of the state of pretrial statutory policy and the overrepresentation of individuals with mental illness in the justice system.

·         National data, statutory frameworks and legislative trends.

·         Pretrial topics will include best practices like court reminders and other policies including conditions of release, release/detention frameworks, use of citations, pretrial services and supervision and responses to failure to appear or violation of conditions of release.

·         Behavioral health topics will include increased cooperation between law enforcement and mental health professionals, deflection and diversion programs, pretrial needs screening and state effort to build a continuum of crisis care.

 

 

3.       Q&A

 

 

 

Press Conference to Follow

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Glenn Wakai

Chair

 

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Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Chair

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Senator Karl Rhoads

Chair

 

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Rep. David A. Tarnas

Chair