HRS §844D-101
Police keep their other legal powers
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that nothing in this chapter takes away any power that law enforcement officers already have under other laws. They can still collect, keep, store, and use DNA, blood, saliva, or prints for identification. It only protects existing authority, not new powers.
The statute, as written — Law enforcement officer powers under other laws not affected
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.
Nothing in this chapter shall limit or abrogate any existing authority of law enforcement officers to take, maintain, store, and use DNA or forensic identification markers, blood specimens, buccal swab samples, saliva samples, or print impressions for identification purposes.
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