SR 205 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING EACH COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE TO PURCHASE AND DEPLOY EXPLOSION DETECTION TECHNOLOGY TO LOCATE AND RESPOND TO EXPLOSIONS CAUSED BY THE ILLEGAL USE OF FIREARMS AND FIREWORKS.

This Senate Resolution (SR 205) requests all Hawaii county police departments to purchase and deploy explosion detection technology to identify and respond to illegal gunfire and fireworks. It specifically cites technologies like ShotSpotter, which can detect explosions within 40 seconds to improve response times. The resolution requires police chiefs to ensure officers receive proper training on using this equipment. It does not mandate funding or create new laws but urges counties to adopt the technology for public safety. The request directly affects all 5 county police departments in Hawaii.

Tags: Public Safety

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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SR205 → SR205_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a standardized digital template with metadata fields. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, requesting county police departments to purchase explosion detection technology for illegal firearm and fireworks incidents.

TECHNICAL

Converted from traditional legislative format to digital template with metadata fields including timestamps, document IDs, and language settings

Removed page numbers and document tracking codes (SR LRB 25-1100.docx)

Added digital metadata including creation timestamp, revision numbers, and document classification codes

Replaced traditional WHEREAS clauses with standardized digital formatting while maintaining identical policy language

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa).

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Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EIG/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1414) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

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Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG/PSM.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors