SB263 amends Hawaii law to increase rates for court-appointed counsel and sets maximum allowable fees for various cases.
SB263 revises the compensation rates for court-appointed counsel in Hawaii. It increases the hourly rate from $90 to $150 and sets new maximum allowable fees for different types of cases. For instance, the maximum fee for a felony case is set at $12,000, and for a misdemeanor case with a jury trial, it is $6,000. The bill also appropriates $2,890,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to cover these increased compensation costs.
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