“There was no public outcry against its passage,” said San Buenaventura (D, Pahoa-Kala­pana). “The only people who were against it was not the citizens, it was the prosecutors.”

Of course there was no public outcry because the public didn't know about the bill until it passed!   The first line of the article even states "...quietly signed..."  That was the government's intent.   So much for government transparency....yeah, transparency.  I can see right through this one.