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HONOLULU, Hawaii (March 26, 2020) – Earlier this month, a Senate committee passed a bill that would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most cases. But the legislation leaves a loophole in place...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Feb. 14, 2020) – Yesterday, a House committee passed a bill that would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most cases. Passage into law would represent a big step forward to end the...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Jan. 30, 2020) – A bill introduced in the Hawaii House would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most cases. But the legislation leaves a loophole in place allowing police to...