Establishes guidelines for the retention and disposal of biological evidence in Hawaii.

This bill modifies Hawaii's evidence retention laws to address the storage issues caused by the current broad retention requirement. It limits the retention of biological evidence to serious felony cases where the identity of the perpetrator was contested and the evidence could contain DNA useful for identification or exclusion. The bill also allows for the disposal of evidence before the exhaustion of all appeals or the completion of the defendant's sentence, provided certain conditions are met.

Establishes guidelines for the retention and disposal of biological evidence in Hawaii.

This bill modifies Hawaii's evidence retention laws to address the storage issues caused by the current broad retention requirement. It limits the retention of biological evidence to serious felony cases where the identity of the perpetrator was contested and the evidence could contain DNA useful for identification or exclusion. The bill also allows for the disposal of evidence before the exhaustion of all appeals or the completion of the defendant's sentence, provided certain conditions are met.