HI SR80

Requests all criminal justice system agencies to conduct mandatory and ongoing implicit and unconscious bias training for all employees.

Defines bias-based profiling as actions or decisions based solely on traits common to a group, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, economic status, background, age, or culture.

References 2010 Office of Hawaiian Affairs report and Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force Report documenting disproportionate representation of Native Hawaiians in the criminal justice system, attributing it to implicit bias by law enforcement, courts, and corrections employees.

Notes that implicit bias affects multiple decision points across the criminal justice system, including law enforcement actions, prosecutorial decisions, judicial decision-making, jury selection, sentencing, and hiring and promotion within agencies.

Directs certified copies to be transmitted to the Attorney General, Department of Public Safety, Hawaii Paroling Authority, all county prosecuting attorneys, all county police chiefs, and relevant legislative committees.