THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
            Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Co-Chair
          Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, February 16, 1999

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 598     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DOMESTIC          JDC, WAM
        VIOLENCE SERVICES
        Appropriates funds to family court to establish a
        dedicated domestic violence court and to provide
        related domestic violence services.

SB 596     RELATINGTO VIOLENCE                           JDC, WAM
        Establishes a protocol for the development and
        implementation of death review teams to review any
        adult domestic violence and sexual assault-related
        deaths.

SB 590     RELATING TO RESTRAINING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS      JDC
        Consolidates laws on restraining and protective orders
        and pend any jail sentence, except for the provides
        procedures on issuance of orders, form of petition,
        temporary restraining orders, duration of restraining
        orders, protective orders, service of order,
        enforcement and penalties.

SB 591     RELATING TO CUSTODY AND VISITATION                 JDC
        Prohibits courts from ordering visitation rights for a
        parent who has murdered the other parent of the child.

SB 589     RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE                         JDC
        Creates a new offense of the commission of domestic
        abuse in the presence of a child.

SB 823     RELATING TO SENTENCING                             JDC

 
        Requires courts, in certain domestic violence cases
        witnessed by minors, to consider the fact that the
        crime was witnessed by a minor as an aggravating
        factor of the crime in imposing a sentence.
        Recommends the revision of family court sentencing
        guidelines to consider two additional aggravating
        factors.

SB 593     RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE           JDC
        Provides for admission of similar acts against same
        person in certain criminal cases.

SB 597     RELATING TO HARASSMENT                             JDC
        Creates a new petty misdemeanor offense of harassment
        of family or household member.

SB 891     RELATING TO HARASSMENT                             JDC
        Clarifies the basis for granting a temporary
        restraining order; increases the duration of a
        temporary restraining order; allows the service of a
        temporary restraining order by certified mail; and
        includes "reckless" behavior as the basis for a
        misdemeanor violation, in cases of harassment.

SB 599     RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE                      JDC
        Amends definition of family or household member to
        include persons with a dating history.

SB 592     RELATING TO FIREARMS                               JDC
        Modifies firearm prohibition exemptions for police
        officers by excluding from the exemption officers
        convicted of an offense involving abuse of a family or
        household member.

SB 594     RELATING TO FIREARMS                               JDC
        Repeals good cause exemption for possession of
        firearms by a person who is the subject of a
        restraining order. 

SB 595     RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE                     JDC
        Prohibits deferred acceptance of guilty and nolo
        contendere pleas for assault 3rd convictions involving
        family or household members.

SB 920     RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE                      JDC
        Makes any offense of abuse of a family or household
        member a class C felony if: committed subsequent to a
        2nd conviction; or committed subsequent to 2 prior
        convictions for assault, terroristic threatening, or
        abuse of a family or household member involving the
        same victim.

 
 
SB 921     RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT                         JDC
        Eliminates requirement that multiple offenses be
        charged "through complaint or indictment" with respect
        to district court's concurrent jurisdiction of abuse
        of family or household member offenses, when multiple
        offenses are involved, of which at least one is within
        the jurisdiction of the district court.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS


Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 227, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)
586-6911.



____________________________      _______________________________
Senator Avery B. Chumbley         Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair