HI HB668

Establishes rights for sexual assault survivors including the right to receive medical forensic examinations without charge, preserve sexual assault evidence collection kits for up to 20 years or the statute of limitations (whichever is shorter), and receive notification of test results and destruction timelines.

Requires law enforcement agencies to test all sexual assault evidence collection kits meeting established guidelines, with priority given to cases involving multiple suspects, unknown suspects, minor victims, or suspected serial offenders.

Mandates the Attorney General submit annual reports to the legislature beginning in 2018 containing statistical data on kits reported, collected, tested, untested, and destroyed by each county police department.

Directs the Attorney General to report to the legislature before the 2018 regular session on guidelines, policies, procedures, and resources needed to implement the "malama kakou" project standards for kit testing and victim notification.

Addresses Hawaii's backlog of 1,951 untested sexual assault evidence collection kits as of June 2016 by establishing mandatory testing criteria and timelines to complete testing of all existing untested kits.