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Committee backs bill increasing penalties for assaults on protective service workers and discusses nonlegislative safety steps
Summary
Prosecutors, police and agency officials supported HB 10-98 to strengthen penalties for assaults on protective service workers; lawmakers questioned statutory language and asked DHS about immediate safety actions (panic buttons, apps, security upgrades).
The Senate Health and Human Services committee advanced HB 10-98, a bill that would create or strengthen criminal penalties for assaults against protected-service workers, after testimony from the Honolulu Prosecutor's Office, Honolulu Police Department and state agencies.
Daniel Hugo of the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office told the committee the office "is in strong support of this bill," arguing the measure provides a greater deterrent for assaults and threats against protective-service…
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