§28-152 Law enforcement officer independent review board; established. [See Note at part heading.] (a) There is established a law enforcement officer independent review board that is placed within the department of the attorney general for administrative purposes only. The board shall be responsible for reviewing criminal investigations of incidents of officer-involved death conducted by law enforcement agencies and issuing recommendations to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the incident occurred.
(b) The board shall consist of nine members as follows:
(1) One deputy attorney general;
(2) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the department of the prosecuting attorney for the city and county of Honolulu;
(3) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the department of the prosecuting attorney for the county of Maui;
(4) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the office of the prosecuting attorney for Hawaii county;
(5) One former prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who served in that capacity with the office of the prosecuting attorney for the county of Kauai;
(6) One retired justice or judge of a state court in the State to be appointed by the governor without regard to the requirements of section 26-34;
(7) One former chief of police, former sheriff, former chief deputy chief of police, or former chief deputy sheriff to be appointed by the governor without regard to the requirements of section 26-34; and
(8) Two community members to be appointed as follows:
(A) One community member to be appointed by the governor without regard to the requirements of section 26-34; and
(B) One community member to be appointed by the attorney general;
provided that the community members shall not have law enforcement or criminal justice experience.
(c) Except for members designated by subsection (b)(8), each member of the board shall have at least five years' experience investigating, prosecuting, or presiding over criminal cases involving death.
(d) Unless otherwise provided, the members of the board shall be appointed by the attorney general.
(e) The members of the board shall serve without compensation for terms specified by the appointing authority, but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of their duties.
(f) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no member shall be liable in any civil action founded upon a statute or the case law of this State, for damage, injury, or loss caused by or resulting from the member's performance of or failure to perform any duty that is required or authorized to be performed by a person holding the position to which the member was appointed, unless the member acted with a malicious or improper purpose, except when the plaintiff in a civil action is the State. [L 2016, c 161, pt of §1; am L 2017, c 12, §3]