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HRS §321-472

How the state reviews domestic violence deaths

The state health department must review deaths, near-deaths, and suicides caused by domestic violence to prevent future killings. The director can create special teams to do these reviews. These teams do not have to follow the state's open meeting law.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Multidisciplinary and multiagency reviews

The department shall conduct multidisciplinary and multiagency reviews of domestic violence fatalities, near-deaths, and suicides to reduce the incidence of preventable intimate partner homicides. The director may form domestic violence fatality review teams, as necessary, by appointing individuals to review domestic violence fatalities. A domestic violence fatality review team shall not be subject to part I, chapter 92.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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