On January 25, 2013, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tricia Nakamatsu and I had a meeting with Senator Will Espero (Chair of Senate Public Safety Committee) at his office at 9:30 A.M., Speaker Calvin K.Y. Say at 10:45 A.M. at his office, and Representative Roy Takumi (Chair of House Education Committee) at his office.
At 2:00 P.M., Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tricia Nakamatsu and I attended the House Judiciary Committee hearing at the Hawaii State Capitol. I testified in support on our two Honolulu Prosecuting Bills: HB231 RELATING TO USE OF FORCE BY PERSONS WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARE, DISCIPLINE, OR SAFETY OF OTHERS and HB232 RELATING TO SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE YEARS. I also commented on HB238 RELATING TO PROMOTING INTOXICATING LIQUOR and HB 28 RELATING TO JURY SELECTION. HB231 and HB232 will be voted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. HB 238 and HB28 were deferred indefinitely.
After reviewing bills for upcoming hearings, I went to “Art After Dark” at the Honolulu Musuem of Art with Senator Will Espero at 7:30 P.M. My friend Jon Nishihara and his friend Winston joined us as well.
JON RIKI KARAMATSU 