H.B. 1777 Summary

• Establishes a five-year pilot program within the Department of the Attorney General to collect, share, and report data on commercial sexual exploitation of children in Hawaii.

• Requires collection of data on reports to hotlines, suspected victims, confirmed victims, services provided by state contractors, law enforcement arrests and prosecutions, and gaps in data collection systems.

• Mandates that all state and county officials and agencies share information with and provide assistance to the Attorney General's office for the pilot program.

• Requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports to the Legislature no later than forty days before each regular session and make all underlying data and reports publicly available on its website.

• Appropriates general revenue funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to establish the pilot program, which terminates after five years of operation; effective July 1, 2022.