Hawaii FY24 NARIP

The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center’s (HCJDC) will use funds to continue its coordinated effort to identify and close the gaps in the reporting of data to the NICS. The Hawaii Firearms Working Group (NICS Task Force is tasked with identifying weaknesses in firearms data collection and reporting.  The NICS Task Force is comprised of representatives from the County Police Departments along with the State Department of the Attorney General, the Judiciary, and the State Department of Health. Task force members recognize the need for reporting to the NICS and have begun improvements to streamline firearms records management and data sharing. Police Departments (PD) are looking to address paper files and converting to electronic formats. This will improve search capabilities and prepares records for electronic data sharing. The PDs also see the need for case reviews to determine the outcome of a firearm. Case reviews help to identify individuals that have prohibitors such as mental health, domestic abuse, and crimes of violence. Case dispositions are shared with the national systems, and firearms can be returned or destroyed. FBI NICS training team will be conducting an in-person training for point of contact (POC) states to cover topics on POC state responsibilities, background check processes, denials processes and dispositions. Funding is requested for three (3) participants from each of the three (3) neighboring counties (Hawaii, Maui, Kauai) to attend the training session on Oahu.