HB 387 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

HB 387 amends a specific criminal offense to explicitly include cases where drivers cause serious bodily injuries while driving under the influence. This change directly affects intoxicated drivers who cause accidents resulting in injury. The bill updates the legal definition of "negligent injury in the first degree" to cover injuries negligently inflicted by drivers who are intoxicated. This makes it a clearer criminal violation for causing harm while driving impaired. The amendment provides a more direct legal pathway for prosecuting such incidents.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB387 → HB387_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends the definition of negligent injury in the first degree to explicitly include bodily injuries caused by drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Previously, the statute listed specific scenarios for this charge but did not explicitly mention intoxication as a standalone condition for this specific degree of injury. This change clarifies that driving while intoxicated and causing bodily harm is a class C felony, ensuring intoxicated drivers face the same severe penalties as those causing serious bodily injury through other negligent acts.

Scope change

The scope of the offense was expanded to explicitly cover bodily injuries caused by intoxicated drivers, whereas the previous version required the injury to be 'serious' or involved other specific circumstances not explicitly tied to intoxication in the same clause.

REQUIREMENT

Amended the statutory definition of negligent injury in the first degree to explicitly list causing bodily injury while under the influence of alcohol or drugs as a qualifying offense.

ENFORCEMENT

Clarified that negligent injury in the first degree remains a class C felony, reinforcing the penalty for intoxicated drivers who cause bodily harm.

TECHNICAL

Updated document metadata, including the bill title to 'HB387 HD1', revised author information, and changed the language setting from X-NONE to KO.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 551) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors