Reported by CommitteeFiled Jan 28, 2026
Sponsor: QUINLAN
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Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 660-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
Feb 20, 2026
Summary
The bill adds unlicensed‑driving deaths to Hawaii’s first‑degree negligent homicide statute. It makes the act a class B felony, which becomes a class A felony if the driver has two or more recent convictions for driving without a valid license. The law also defines what counts as a prior unlicensed‑driving conviction and allows limited sentencing relief in extreme cases.
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