Scientific Investigation Section - Honolulu Police Department

Picture of hands holding a handgun — Firearms and Toolmark Unit

Photo of the spent bullet casings — Firearms and Toolmark Unit

Photo of a scientist on an electronic microscope — Firearms and Toolmark Unit

Machine in the Firearms and Toolmark Unit — Firearms and Toolmark Unit

Photos of laptop computers — Crime Scene Unit – Not Accredited

Marked HPD police vehicle — Crime Scene Unit – Not Accredited

Crime Scene Unit members analy zing articles using a special light — Crime Scene Unit – Not Accredited

Photo of the Crime Scene Unit's photographers equipment in a briefcase — Crime Scene Unit – Not Accredited

Photo of a scientist with a pipette — Forensic Biology Unit (DNA)

Scientists analyzing items with special lighting — Forensic Biology Unit (DNA)

A variety of pipettes — Forensic Biology Unit (DNA)

Scientists working — Forensic Biology Unit (DNA)

Photo of pills and unknown powdery substances — Drug Lab

Scientist analyzing a powdery substance — Drug Lab

Scientist working on a computer — Trace Evidence Unit

Analysis and comparison of test samples — Trace Evidence Unit

The Honolulu Police Department’s Scientific Investigation Section is the only full-service forensic testing laboratory in Hawaii and is accredited in the areas of Biology, Controlled Substances, Document Examination Recovery, Firearms/Toolmarks, Friction Ridge Enhancement and Trace Evidence through the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the process of using science to resolve legal issues. This is done by applying many different fields of science, including anthropology, biology, chemistry, engineering, genetics, medicine, pathology, voice analysis, psychiatry, and toxicology to matters in which the law has become involved.

The related term criminalistics refers more specifically to the scientific collection, evaluation, and analysis of physical evidence in criminal investigations. This includes the analysis of many kinds of materials, including blood, fibers, bullets, drugs, documents, and fingerprints. Many law enforcement agencies operate crime laboratories that perform scientific evaluation and analysis of evidence. At the Honolulu Police Department the Scientific Investigation Section provides these services.

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