Bill > HB2085

This bill amends Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 707-710 and 707-711, which define assault in the first and second degrees, respectively, to remove the requirement that a perpetrator must know or reasonably should know that their victim is sixty years of age or older for the assault to be considered aggravated due to the victim's age. This means that if someone assaults a person sixty or older, they can be charged with a higher degree of assault regardless of whether they were aware of the victim's age, establishing strict liability for that specific circumstance.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2085&year=2026