HB 2414 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

HB 2414 implements recommendations from Act 245, SLH 2024 to amend the Hawaii Penal Code, but the provided abstract does not specify the exact changes or who the bill directly affects. The bill’s key mechanisms remain unclear from the available context, as it only references broader administrative updates to the Penal Code without detailing provisions. The Hawaii House Judiciary, Health, and Agriculture (JHA) committee recently recommended passing the bill with amendments, but no concrete policy changes are described in the summary. Without specific details on the proposed Penal Code amendments, a substantive summary of the bill’s policy impact cannot be provided.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Feb 13, 2026

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HB2414 → HB2414_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill version (HD1) updates the bill's metadata to reflect House Committee approval and incorporates substantive policy changes to the Hawaii Penal Code. Key changes include renaming the penal code review body to an 'advisory committee,' clarifying legal standards for self-defense and conspiracy, expanding access to medical records for defendants, and adding a new offense for consenting to unreasonable noise.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending the Hawaii Penal Code, but the definition of the committee responsible for these recommendations was broadened from a 'committee' to an 'advisory committee on penal code review.'

DEFINITION

Renamed the 'penal code review committee' to the 'advisory committee on penal code review' in the legislative findings.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that self-defense defenses apply even if the defendant could not have aided the victim under the circumstances they believed existed.

Added a new violation for allowing another person to make unreasonable noise on one's premises without taking further action to stop it.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded the scope of medical and juvenile records that must be disclosed to courts and examiners, including records from facilities where defendants are hospitalized or incarcerated.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder or error in this specific version.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 271-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors