Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 31 minutes ago
In Hawaiʻi, law enforcement officers can seize your property without charging you with a crime.
State Sen. Karl Rhoads, head of the judiciary committee, says “it’s just Law School 101” that people shouldn’t lose their stuff if they haven’t been convicted.
He’s backing a bill to change the law, but Hawaiʻi’s attorney general and several county prosecutors say the bill could seriously hurt the civil asset forfeiture process.
Read the story: civilbeat.org/2025/04/lawmakers-effort-to-keep-cops-from-taking-property-before-conviction-falters
In Hawaiʻi, law enforcement officers can seize your property without charging you with a crime.
State Sen. Karl Rhoads, head of the judiciary committee, says “it’s just Law School 101” that people shouldn’t lose their stuff if they haven’t been convicted.
He’s backing a bill to change the law, but Hawaiʻi’s attorney general and several county prosecutors say the bill could seriously hurt the civil asset forfeiture process.
Read the story: civilbeat.org/2025/04/lawmakers-effort-to-keep-cops-from-taking-property-before-conviction-falters
