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HI · Housing & public space

Hawaii homelessness bills

Punitive and protective bills are counted separately. Default view is punitive / coercive.

6 punitive5 review2 protective

What to watch

  • 13 tracked bills in Hawaii this snapshot.
  • 6 classified punitive/coercive; 2 protective; 5 flagged for review.
  • 32 bills classified as punitive or coercive, kept separate from 9 protective/housing bills.
  • 42 bills flagged for review (diversion, sanctioned camping, or commitment without a clear homelessness nexus).
HI

HI HB482

Relating To Illegal Camping.

PunitiveIntroduced

Clarifies petty misdemeanor penalties for the offense of criminal trespass onto public parks and recreational grounds. Provides for seizure of abandoned or unattended personal property. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a homeless outreach and case management program. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify and restore vacated homeless encampment areas in the State an…

Encampments & public campingSweeps & property seizureCriminal / civil enforcement

Key points

  • Official title: Relating To Illegal Camping.
  • Current status: Introduced.
  • Review the official text before acting.
HI

HI HB2354

Relating To Illegal Camping.

PunitiveIntroduced

Clarifies petty misdemeanor penalties for the offense of criminal trespass onto public parks and recreational grounds. Provides for seizure of abandoned or unattended personal property. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a homeless outreach and case management program. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify and restore vacated homeless encampment areas in the State an…

Encampments & public campingSweeps & property seizureCriminal / civil enforcement

Key points

  • Official title: Relating To Illegal Camping.
  • Current status: Introduced.
  • Review the official text before acting.
HI

HI HB877

Relating To Encampments.

PunitiveIntroduced

Prohibits the erection, placement, construction, or maintenance of an encampment within one hundred feet from the property line of a pre-K-12 public or private school or school facility on public or private property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Encampments & public camping

Key points

  • Official title: Relating To Encampments.
  • Current status: Introduced.
  • Review the official text before acting.
HI

HI SB3242

Relating To Encampments.

PunitiveIntroduced

Prohibits the erection, placement, construction, or maintenance of an encampment within one hundred feet from the property line of a pre-K-12 public or private school or school facility on public or private property.

Encampments & public camping

Key points

  • Official title: Relating To Encampments.
  • Current status: Introduced.
  • Review the official text before acting.
HI

HI SB3287

Relating To Encampments.

PunitiveIntroduced

Prohibits the erection, placement, construction, or maintenance of an encampment within one hundred feet from a state highway right-of-way.

Encampments & public camping

Key points

  • Official title: Relating To Encampments.
  • Current status: Introduced.
  • Review the official text before acting.
HI

HI HB261

Relating To Public Order.

PunitiveIntroduced

Establishes the offense of loitering on public property and adds trespassing on public property to the offense of criminal trespass in the first degree. Establishes the homeless case management program and special fund, administered by the judiciary for the benefit of persons experiencing homelessness.

Criminal / civil enforcement

Key points

  • Official title: Relating To Public Order.
  • Current status: Introduced.
  • Review the official text before acting.

Source: LegiScan. Generated 2026-08-30.