STAND. COM. REP. NO. 869-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: H.B. No. 2062

H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2062, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to:

(1) The Judiciary for the efficient processing of temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders; and

(2) The Department of Law Enforcement to conduct public awareness campaigns on gun violence protective orders.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Law Enforcement; one member of the Hawaiʻi County Council; Hawaiʻi State Association of Counties; Hawaiʻi Public Health Association; Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, Hawaii Chapter; Brady United Against Gun Violence; Gifford's Gun Owners for Safety; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Firearms Coalition and numerous individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Judiciary and one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2062, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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CHRIS TODD, Chair