HI HB60

Requires the Office of Youth Services to develop a program providing individualized service and support teams for at-risk and court-involved youth who voluntarily participate after referral from law enforcement, prosecutors, schools, family resource centers, child advocacy centers, or government agencies

Program must deliver culturally responsive, community-based assessments and services to address factors contributing to juvenile crime, with particular attention to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth who represent 48% of youth arrests and 63% of detention placements despite being overrepresented in the system

Office of Youth Services must coordinate with existing federal, state, county, and private youth programs to avoid duplication while identifying and addressing unmet needs and service gaps

Department of Human Services required to adopt administrative rules governing data sharing and privacy, and the executive director must include program findings and recommendations in annual legislative reports

Appropriates unspecified funding for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to the Department of Human Services to develop and implement the program, effective July 1, 2025