HPD plans to clear backlog of rape kits, but hundreds remain untested

Honolulu Police Department says it plan to submit every single rape kit in its possession for DNA testing before the end of the year. While the department couldn’t provide a specific number, officials say there are fewer than 300 unprocessed rape kits in storage facilities that are currently under the department’s jurisdiction and control. Each of them will be sent out for D-N-A testing within the next six weeks.  Over the last 18 months, HPD has sent nearly 1,000 kits for test…

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