Hawaii HB1665 amends the penal code to redefine terroristic threatening and increase penalties for certain threats.

Hawaii HB1665 amends the penal code to redefine terroristic threatening, increasing penalties for threats made against specific groups, including public servants, emergency medical services providers, and public infrastructure. It also mandates an annual report from the Department of the Attorney General on convictions related to these offenses, starting in 2027. The bill specifies that terroristic threatening in the first degree is a class C felony, escalating to a class B felony under certain conditions.

Hawaii HB1665 amends the penal code to redefine terroristic threatening and increase penalties for certain threats.

Hawaii HB1665 amends the penal code to redefine terroristic threatening, increasing penalties for threats made against specific groups, including public servants, emergency medical services providers, and public infrastructure. It also mandates an annual report from the Department of the Attorney General on convictions related to these offenses, starting in 2027. The bill specifies that terroristic threatening in the first degree is a class C felony, escalating to a class B felony under certain conditions.