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PART II. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT A. HAWAII ANTI-TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE GRANT This contract between the Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii Police Department, implements the Hawaii Anti-Trafficking Task Force Grant in the State of Hawaii. B. SUMMARY OF HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ROLE The goal of the Hawaii Anti-Trafficking Task Force (HATTF) is to increase the number of human trafficking victim saves and prosecutions of traffickers over the next three years, and to provide victims with needed services throughout the Trafficking-visa (T-visa) process. The goals of the task force are to: (I) to empower local law enforcement and other first responders to identify trafficking victims through in-depth training; (2) to develop collaborative relationships with victim service providers and federal and state law enforcement agencies in order to create a protocol on how to best serve victims during the T visa process; (3) to create a methodology for collecting data on the number of trafficking victims in Hawaii; and (4) to increase public awareness of trafficking. These goals will be implemented through grant fimds via the Department of the Attorney General for coordinating trainings, the development of a service protocol, data collection efforts, and public awareness activities. The Hawaii Police Department is member of the HATTF and the Department of the Attomey General is contracting with the Hawaii Police Department (HPD) for officer training on the identification of human trafficking victims and the perpetrators. The training is intended to increase the number of human trafficking victims identified by HPD officers. The HPD will work together with the Honolulu Police Department, and the Attorney General (and their designee), on developing the curriculum and coordinating the training that is conducted for police personnel. Performance indicators to be reported by HPD to the Department of the Attomey General will include: • The number of law enforcement officers who received training in the identification of trafficking victims, and the number of training sessions held. • The number of human trafficking cases investigated, the number of suspected victims and offenders, and the disposition of the cases. • The number of public awareness activities HPD conducted, and the number of attendees.