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Ranchers and cattlemen back resolution to limit duty to retreat for agricultural landowners; committee delays vote
Summary
The Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee heard strong support for SCR91/SR74 from the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council and multiple rural residents who said existing self-defense rules leave landowners vulnerable; the committee postponed decision making due to lack of quorum.
SCR91 (a concurrent resolution) and SR74 (a senate resolution) would urge the Legislature to amend state self-defense laws to deprioritize the duty to retreat in specified agricultural circumstances. The measures drew testimony from agricultural interests and many rural residents at the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment hearing on March 14, 2025.
Nicole Galase, representing the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, said ranchers face armed trespassers and poachers in remote areas and that the existing law leaves landowners unsure about the legal…
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