HI HB1855

Establishes the Hawaii Violent Death Reporting System as a new chapter in Hawaii Revised Statutes, operating as part of the federally funded National Violent Death Reporting System managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Defines "violent death" to include suicide, homicide, undetermined intent death, accidental firearm death, and legal intervention death

Requires medical examiners, physicians, and state/county agencies to disclose all information and records regarding violent deaths to the reporting system team upon request, with these provisions prevailing over conflicting state confidentiality laws

Mandates minimum staffing of two full-time equivalent positions: a principal investigator/manager and a data abstractor, with data abstraction to begin no later than six months following violent deaths

Appropriates an unspecified amount from general revenues for fiscal year 2026-2027 to fund the two positions, effective July 1, 2026