H.B. 877 Summary

• Establishes the Hookaulike: A Criminal Legal System Institute for Restoration and Healing at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

• Institute will assist vulnerable communities, particularly Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islander communities, and people of color, in designing and advocating for inclusive criminal legal systems focused on restoration and healing.

• Institute may conduct research, promote conferences and studies on legal systems and policies; report on and recommend improvements to federal, state, and county government initiatives; and serve as a conduit for consultation with agencies involved in policing, prosecution, corrections, and judiciary matters.

• Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to support 12.0 full-time equivalent positions, including faculty, researchers, coordinators, and graduate assistants, as well as operational funding for events, symposia, and consultations.

• Effective date set for July 1, 3000 (appears to be a typographical error in the original text).