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Committee advances bill letting landlords share leases with HPD to help shut illegal game rooms
Summary
The Committee on International Legal Affairs recommended reporting Bill 13, CD1, out for third-reading after testimony supporting a provision that would let landlords provide leases to Honolulu Police Department so officers can document suspected illegal game rooms, subject to tenant consent and department discretion.
The Committee on International Legal Affairs recommended Bill 13, CD1 be reported out for passage on third reading after discussing a provision that would let landlords give the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) a copy of a lease to support inspections of suspected illegal game rooms.
Proponents said the change would give landlords a tool to address game rooms operating on private property while preserving tenant consent and leaving HPD participation to departmental discretion.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Gabriel Huntington told the committee the proposal came from the Game Room…
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