HB1790: Police Data Collection

Establishes the Hawaiʻi Center for Policing and Criminal Justice Research within the Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa to house the Hawaiʻi Crime Lab. Requires law enforcement agencies and law enforcement oversight agencies to collect and report certain data regarding law enforcement stops, uses of force, and complaints to the Hawaiʻi Crime Lab. Requires the Hawaiʻi Crime Lab to collect and publish incident-level information and an annual report on the data collected. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to adopt rules, in coordination with the Hawaiʻi Crime Lab, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and any community advisory boards. Appropriates funds for the establishment and operation of the Hawaiʻi Center for Policing and Criminal Justice Research within the Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa to support implementation.

Companion: SB2729

Referral: EDU/PSM, WAM/JDC

Introducer(s): TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI