HRS §844D-2
DNA database administration
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The state Department runs Hawaii's DNA database and identification program. It also works with the FBI and other agencies to take part in the national DNA system that shares DNA records between state and local labs.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Administration
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.
The department shall be responsible for the management and administration of the state DNA database and data bank identification program and for liaison with the FBI and other relevant agencies regarding the State's participation in a national DNA database such as the FBI's Combined DNA Index System, that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories nationwide.
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