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SB3064
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
3064
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to health
.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
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The Hawaii Revised Statutes is
amended by adding a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
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Chapter
Violent death reporting
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Definitions.
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As used in this part, unless the context
requires otherwise:
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"Hawaii
violent death reporting system" means a federally funded program by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is a program that is a part of
the National Violent Death Reporting System that the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention oversees and manages.
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"Violent
death" means a death by suicide or homicide, undetermined intent death,
accidental firearm death, or legal intervention death, as defined by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Hawaii violent death reporting system;
duties; structure.
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(a)
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The Hawaii violent death reporting system
shall collect information and data on all violent deaths that occur within the
State regardless of the victim's residency or nationality, as defined and
required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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(b)
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The Hawaii violent death reporting system
program shall be operated and managed by a state agency or institution that
submits an application and is awarded a grant by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention to operate and manage the program.
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(c)
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The Hawaii violent death reporting system
team shall be staffed with a minimum of two full-time equivalent positions, one
of which shall be the principal investigator and manager, and the other shall
be a data abstractor.
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Access to information.
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(a)
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Upon
request of the Hawaii violent death reporting system team, all medical
examiners, physicians acting under the direction of coroners, state agencies,
and county agencies shall disclose to the Hawaii violent death reporting system
team all information and records regarding the circumstances of violent deaths
for the purposes of the team abstracting information and data from records.
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(b)
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The Hawaii violent death reporting system
team may enter into memoranda of understanding with the relevant state agencies
and branches of government and county agencies to obtain information and
reports relating to violent deaths.
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(c)
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To the extent that this section conflicts
with other state confidentiality laws, the provisions of this section shall prevail
and be interpreted in favor of greater disclosure of violent deaths.
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To the extent possible and as required by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the data abstraction conducted
pursuant to this section shall commence no later than six months following the
violent deaths.
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Exception.
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Information regarding an ongoing civil or
criminal investigation shall be disclosed at the discretion of the applicable
state or county law enforcement agency.
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Use of Hawaii violent death reporting system
information and records.
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
all information and records acquired by the Hawaii violent death reporting
system team during its violent deaths data abstraction pursuant to this chapter
are confidential and shall only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the
purposes of this chapter.
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(b)
Information from the Hawaii Violent Death Reporting System, along with
statistical summaries that exclude any previously undisclosed details that
could identify an individual, shall be considered public records."
SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general
revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for one full-time
equivalent (1.0 FTE) principal investigator and manager position and one
full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) data abstractor position.
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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the state agency or institution that submits
an application and is awarded the grant by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for the purposes of this Act.
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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect on July 1,
2026.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Hawaii
Violent Death Reporting System; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes
a framework for the creation of the Hawaii Violent Death Reporting System, to
be federally funded, for the purposes of collecting information and data on violent
deaths in the State.
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Appropriates funds.
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