HRS §321-161
State program for alcohol and drug testing
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The Department of Health must create and run a statewide program for chemical testing of alcohol or drugs, working with the transportation director. The program sets rules for who can give tests, how samples are collected and analyzed, and how results are reported. The health director can make rules to carry this out.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Chemical testing for alcohol concentration or drug content
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The department of health shall establish and administer a statewide program relating to chemical testing of alcohol concentrations or drug content for the purposes of chapters 286, 291, 291C, and 291E, with the consultation of the state director of transportation. Under the program, appropriate procedures shall be established for specifying: (1) The qualifications of personnel who administer chemical tests used to determine alcohol concentrations or drug content; (2) The procedures for specimen selection, collection, handling, and analysis; and (3) The manner of reporting and tabulating the results. (b) The director of health may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section.
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