HRS §844D-121
Asking for DNA testing after a conviction or acquittal
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets a person who was convicted of a crime, or acquitted because of mental disease or defect, ask a court at any time to test evidence for DNA. The evidence must be held by police, prosecutors, a lab, or a court, and must relate to the case and possibly contain biological material.
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The statute, as written — Petition for post-conviction DNA testing
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.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule of court governing post-conviction relief to the contrary, a person who was convicted of and sentenced for a crime, or acquitted of a crime on the ground of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect excluding responsibility, may file a motion, at any time, for DNA analysis of any evidence that: (1) Is in the custody or control of a police department, prosecuting attorney, laboratory, or court; (2) Is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the judgment of conviction or of acquittal of a crime on the ground of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect excluding responsibility; and (3) May contain biological evidence.
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