The department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, beginning with the regular session of 2019, detailing for the prior fiscal year:

(1) The number of sexual assault evidence collection kits collected in each county;
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 844G-3

  • Combined DNA Index System: means the FBI's program of support for criminal justice DNA databases as well as the software used to run these databases. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 844G-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Department: means the department of the attorney general. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 844G-1
  • DNA: means deoxyribonucleic acid. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 844G-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(2) The number of reported sexual assault evidence collection kits collected in each county;
(3) The number of unreported sexual assault evidence collection kits collected in each county;
(4) The number of reported sexual assault evidence collection kits that were submitted to an accredited and approved DNA laboratory for analysis;
(5) Of the reported sexual assault evidence collection kits submitted to an accredited and approved DNA laboratory for analysis, the number for which analysis has been completed;
(6) The number of reported sexual assault evidence collection kits that were not submitted to an accredited and approved DNA laboratory for analysis;
(7) The number of sexual assault evidence collection kits disposed of in each county, pursuant to § 844G-4;
(8) The number of sexual assault evidence collection kits disposed of in each county, for reasons not provided in § 844G-4, and the reason for disposal;
(9) All reasons any kit was in an entity’s possession for longer than the periods allowed under § 844G-5; and
(10) The number of new prosecutions initiated as a result of an actionable Combined DNA Index System hit on sexual assault evidence collection kits collected prior to July 1, 2016.

The report shall also be made available to the public on the department’s website.

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