RELATING TO THE RETENTION OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE.

Summary

The bill changes Hawaii’s evidence‑retention rules so that only biological evidence from certain serious felonies, where the defendant’s identity was disputed, must be kept until appeals are finished or the sentence ends. Defendants can object to any proposed disposal, and courts must approve any early destruction. This aims to ease storage burdens while preserving DNA evidence needed for fairness.

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