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Committee advances bill funding outreach and court processing for gun-violence protective orders
Summary
The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs voted to pass House Bill 2,062 with amendments to fund judicial processing of protective orders and public-awareness work by law enforcement; supporters said better use of existing civil orders can prevent suicides and homicides, while opponents raised due-process and enforcement concerns.
The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs voted to recommend passage of House Bill 2,062 with amendments, approving funding for the judiciary to process temporary restraining orders and gun-violence protective orders and for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct public-awareness campaigns.
Supporters at the hearing said the measure aims to increase use of Hawaii’s existing civil protective orders to remove firearms temporarily from people who pose an imminent danger. "This is a data driven way to reduce gun violence, and it will simply save lives," said Heather Kimball, testifying for the Hawaii County Council, who recounted a Honolulu Police Department officer who arrived to find "a shotgun in his face" and…
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