Based on our most current review of cases, we want to set the record straight about geographical restrictions and the courts (“Anti-crime programs need time to work, Honolulu prosecutor says,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 2.)
In Circuit Court, from October 2022 to January 2023, requests for geographical restrictions were requested at sentencing 18 times and judges granted all 18.
In District Court, in January, geographical restrictions were imposed as requested at sentencing 100% of the time for “Weed and Seed” cases and 75% for “Safe and Sound.”
Additionally, of the 11 January District Court cases in which geographical restrictions were requested by prosecutors and denied at sentencing, seven defendants were receiving services in Waikiki, worked there, and/or were in the process of moving there; two were already on supervision; and the remaining two had no prior convictions in the area.
Rodney Maile
Administrative director of the courts
Hawaii State Judiciary
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