Attorney General Hawaii Department Of TH

The Attorney General Hawaii Department of TH, Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division is a state government entity headquartered in Honolulu that serves as Hawaii's primary administrator for federal criminal justice and victim services grants. As the designated state administering agency, the division manages a comprehensive portfolio of federal funding to advance public safety, criminal justice system capacity, and victim support services across Hawaii. The division has been registered to receive federal awards since December 2005 and currently maintains an active portfolio of prime federal grant awards exceeding $7 million annually, supporting initiatives that strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and community-based victim services throughout the state.

The Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division administers diverse federal grant programs spanning multiple criminal justice domains. In violence against women initiatives, the division has received substantial funding from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, including Sexual Assault Services Formula Program awards (approximately $800,000 annually) and STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants (approximately $1.2 million), which support rape crisis centers, victim advocacy services, and law enforcement training. The division manages Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grants from the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate provider fraud and patient abuse in healthcare settings. Through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the division receives funding for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program (approximately $175,000-$240,000 per cycle) supporting reentry services at correctional facilities, Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants (approximately $107,000-$295,000) distributed to forensic laboratories and medical examiners, and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants supporting various state and local criminal justice initiatives. The division also administers sex offender management programs through SORNA (Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act) funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, supporting the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center's registry operations and investigative compliance activities. Additional funding streams include National Criminal History Improvement Program cooperative agreements for criminal justice data system enhancements, Bureau of Justice Statistics cooperative agreements supporting NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting System) transition and implementation, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through the Office of the National Drug Control Policy, Victims of Crime Act victim assistance formula grants supporting community-based victim service providers, Internet Crimes Against Children task force funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and State Crisis Intervention Program funding for firearm violence prevention initiatives. The division frequently subgrants funds to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center for infrastructure improvements, biometric system enhancements, and NCIC message switch upgrades, while also distributing victim services funding to nonprofit organizations, medical centers, county prosecution offices, and law enforcement agencies throughout Hawaii's four counties.