2011 Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu Legislation Passed

The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu advocated for a bill, passed by the Hawaii State Legislature this year, that included language from three of the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s 2011 Legislative Package’s bills that makes promoting prostitution a Class A felony; makes “habitual solicitation of prostitution” a Class C felony; and gives victims of prostitution better access to witness protection [House Bill 240, SD1, CD1 became Act 145, on 6/20/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248)].  The department also played a key role in passing a bill that extended the time for temporary restraining orders from 90 days to 180 days [House Bill 968, HD1, SD1 became Act 085, on 6/8/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188)].