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Hawaii OVUII Defense and ADLRO Administrative License Revocation Package

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HAWAII OVUII DEFENSE AND ADLRO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION PACKAGE


PART 1 — OVUII / ADLRO TIMELINE SUMMARY AND INTAKE

TIMELINE (alcohol-related offense; calendar days)

Day Event Statutory Authority
Day 0 Arrest; Notice of Administrative Revocation (NOAR) issued; license surrendered; 30-day temporary permit issued HRS § 291E-33
By Day 3 Respondent may submit written information to ADLRO for the automatic review HRS § 291E-37(c)(2) (alcohol); 17 days for drug-related
By Day 8 ADLRO mails administrative review decision HRS § 291E-37 (22 days for drug-related)
6 days from mailing of review decision Deadline to request administrative hearing — SHORTEST IN U.S. HRS § 291E-38(a)
By Day 25 (alcohol) / Day 39 (drug) Hearing must commence (if timely requested) HRS § 291E-38(a)
Day 30 Temporary permit expires (alcohol-related); revocation begins absent stay HRS § 291E-33
Item Hawaii Rule
Per se BAC .08; .04 (CMV); .02 (under 21 — Use of Intoxicating Liquor by Minor While Operating Vehicle) — § 291E-61
Highly intoxicated threshold ≥ .15 BAC — § 291E-61(b)(2)
Tests permitted Breath, blood, or urine (alcohol — choice of breath or blood); blood/urine for drugs — §§ 291E-11, 291E-21
Right to refuse Yes — § 291E-11 (statutory right; triggers separate revocation period)
Revocation period — 1st (failed test) 1 year revocation; 3 months absolute; 9 months IID permit eligible — § 291E-41
Revocation period — 1st (refusal) 2 years revocation — § 291E-41(b)(1)
Revocation period — 2nd within 5 yrs 18 months–2 years (failed); 3 years (refusal)
Revocation period — 3rd within 5 yrs 2 years (failed); 4 years (refusal)
Ignition interlock permit § 291E-44.5; § 286-118.5; available during revocation if not refusal-only and IID installed

Client Intake Snapshot

Field Information
Client name [________________________________]
DOB [__/__/____]
Hawaii DL # / out-of-state [________________________________]
Date/time of stop [__/__/____] at [____:____]
Date NOAR issued (Day 0) [__/__/____]
3-day automatic review submission deadline [__/__/____]
Expected admin review decision mailing date (Day 8) [__/__/____]
6-day hearing request deadline (after review decision mailed) [__/__/____]
Arresting agency (HPD/MPD/KPD/HCPD) / officer / badge [________________________________]
Island / location of arrest [________________________________]
Charge(s) ☐ § 291E-61(a)(1) impairment ☐ § 291E-61(a)(3) per se .08 ☐ § 291E-61(b)(2) highly intoxicated ≥.15 ☐ § 291E-61.5 habitual ☐ Refusal § 291E-15
Test type / BAC ☐ Breath: [____] ☐ Blood: [____] ☐ Urine: [____] ☐ Refusal
Prior OVUII / admin revocations [________________________________]
CDL holder? ☐ Yes ☐ No

PART 2A — REQUEST TO RECONSIDER ADMINISTRATIVE REVOCATION (AUTOMATIC REVIEW — § 291E-37)

State of Hawaii Judiciary
Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office (ADLRO)

Field Entry
Respondent [________________________________]
Date of birth [__/__/____]
Hawaii DL # [________________________________]
Address / phone / email [________________________________]
Date NOAR issued [__/__/____]
Arresting agency / officer [________________________________]
Island / location of arrest [________________________________]
Counsel [________________________________] (Bar # [____])

REQUEST TO RECONSIDER ADMINISTRATIVE REVOCATION

Pursuant to HRS § 291E-37, Respondent submits the following written information demonstrating why Respondent's license and privilege to operate a vehicle should not be administratively revoked.

Grounds (check and elaborate where applicable):

  • ☐ Lack of reasonable suspicion to initiate the traffic stop (HRS § 291E-38(e)(1)).
  • ☐ Lack of probable cause to believe Respondent operated a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant (HRS § 291E-38(e)(2)).
  • ☐ The preponderance of the evidence does not show Respondent operated the vehicle under the influence (HRS § 291E-38(e)(3)(A)).
  • ☐ No refusal of testing after proper advisement under HRS §§ 291E-11 and 291E-15.
  • ☐ Foundational defects in the chemical test (calibration, deprivation period, certified operator, ISP/lab procedures).
  • ☐ Blood draw lacked warrant, valid consent, or exigency (Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 U.S. 438 (2016)).

Conditional request for ignition interlock permit: If administrative revocation is sustained, Respondent requests an ignition interlock permit under HRS § 291E-44.5 / § 286-118.5; SR-22 proof of insurance is attached.

Dated [__/__/____]
Signature [________________________________]
Counsel signature [________________________________]

PART 2B — REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING (HRS § 291E-38) — 6-DAY DEADLINE

State of Hawaii Judiciary
Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office (ADLRO)

Field Entry
Respondent [________________________________]
DOB [__/__/____]
Hawaii DL # [________________________________]
Address / phone / email [________________________________]
Date administrative review decision was mailed [__/__/____]
6-day hearing request deadline [__/__/____]
Date NOAR issued [__/__/____]
Arresting agency / officer [________________________________]
Counsel [________________________________] (Bar # [____])

REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING

Pursuant to HRS § 291E-38(a), Respondent timely requests an administrative hearing to review the administrative revocation. Respondent further requests:

  1. The hearing be scheduled within the statutory window (25 days from NOAR — alcohol; 39 days — drug);
  2. Conditional issuance of an ignition interlock permit upon affirmance (§ 291E-44.5);
  3. Subpoenas to compel attendance of and production by the witnesses listed below.

Issues to be raised (HRS § 291E-38(e)):

  • ☐ Reasonable suspicion to stop, valid roadblock under §§ 291E-19, 291E-20, or testing pursuant to § 291E-21 (special-circumstances).
  • ☐ Probable cause to believe Respondent operated a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
  • ☐ Preponderance of the evidence that Respondent operated under the influence; or
  • ☐ Preponderance that Respondent refused testing after proper § 291E-11 / § 291E-15 advisement.
  • ☐ Foundational reliability of breath/blood/urine test (calibration, deprivation period, certified operator).
  • ☐ Chain of custody (blood/urine).
  • ☐ Compliance with arresting officer's NHTSA SFST training.

Subpoena requests (attach): ☐ Arresting officer ☐ Breath operator ☐ Phlebotomist ☐ ISP/State lab analyst ☐ Custodian of instrument records.

Document requests:

  1. Sworn statement of arrest and probable cause;
  2. NOAR and proof of issuance;
  3. Breath test ticket; instrument calibration, accuracy verification, and maintenance records for 12 months pre-test and 3 months post-test;
  4. Operator certifications;
  5. Blood/urine lab reports, kit/lot, chain of custody, chromatograms, analyst notes;
  6. Officer NHTSA SFST certifications and training records;
  7. Dash/body-cam video and CAD logs.
Dated [__/__/____]
Signature [________________________________]
Counsel signature / Bar # [________________________________]

PART 3 — DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY (CRIMINAL CASE)

Court Division
☐ District Court ☐ Circuit Court [________________________________] Circuit
Party Role
STATE OF HAWAII, Plaintiff
v.
[CLIENT FULL NAME], Defendant

Case No.: [________________________________]

DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR DISCOVERY

Pursuant to HRPP 16, Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), and Haw. Const. art. I, §§ 7 and 14, Defendant requests:

  1. Defendant's written, recorded, and oral statements.
  2. Defendant's prior record.
  3. Books, papers, documents, photographs, body-cam, dash-cam, station/booking video.
  4. Tangible objects.
  5. Results of scientific tests:
    - a. Breath test ticket(s); instrument data; calibration; accuracy verification; supervisor records;
    - b. Operator and supervisor certifications;
    - c. Blood/urine collection records, kit and lot information, lab notes, chromatograms;
  6. Officer NHTSA SFST certifications and training.
  7. CAD/dispatch records and 911 audio.
  8. Officer disciplinary, Giglio, and Brady material.
  9. Names and statements of witnesses; expert disclosures with CVs and reports.

PRESERVATION DEMAND

Defendant demands preservation of all electronic data, video, audio, breath instrument data, retained blood/urine aliquots, and instrument records pending resolution.

Dated: [__/__/____]

Counsel for Defendant [________________________________]

PART 4 — MOTION TO SUPPRESS

Party Role
STATE OF HAWAII, Plaintiff
v.
[CLIENT FULL NAME], Defendant

Case No.: [________________________________]

DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS

Defendant moves to suppress all evidence and statements obtained as a result of the stop, detention, arrest, and chemical testing of Defendant on [__/__/____].

I. Unlawful Stop (Haw. Const. art. I, § 7; U.S. Const. amend. IV)

☐ Officer lacked reasonable, articulable suspicion under State v. Bolosan.
☐ Roadblock did not comply with §§ 291E-19, 291E-20 / State v. Quino.

II. Unlawful Detention / Scope and Duration

☐ Detention extended beyond the mission of the stop without independent reasonable suspicion (Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015)).

III. Lack of Probable Cause to Arrest

☐ SFSTs not administered per NHTSA; HGN foundation lacking under State v. Ferrer / Behrendt.
☐ Totality of circumstances insufficient.

IV. Implied Consent / Advisement / Right to Refuse

☐ Officer failed to give the § 291E-11 / § 291E-15 implied consent advisement.
☐ Coercive warning under State v. Won — submitting to breath/blood test was not voluntary because warnings invalidly threatened criminal sanction for refusal.
☐ Right to counsel before deciding on testing (where applicable).

V. Foundational Defects in Chemical Test

☐ Instrument calibration / accuracy verification deficient — State v. Wallace.
☐ Operator not certified or recertification lapsed.
☐ 15-minute deprivation period not maintained.
☐ Blood draw without warrant, consent, or exigency (Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 U.S. 438 (2016); Missouri v. McNeely, 569 U.S. 141 (2013)); chain of custody broken.

VI. Statements / Miranda

☐ Custodial interrogation without Miranda warnings; suppress all statements.

Relief: Evidentiary hearing and suppression of all challenged evidence.

Dated [__/__/____]
Counsel for Defendant [________________________________]

PART 5 — IGNITION INTERLOCK PERMIT APPLICATION

Ignition Interlock Permit Checklist

Requirement Status
ADLRO IID Permit application form completed ☐ Done
Approved IID installed on each vehicle Respondent will operate ☐ Done
SR-22 / proof of motor vehicle insurance filed ☐ Done
Applicable fees paid ☐ Done
State of Hawaii identification card carried with permit during operation (§ 291E-62(a)(4)) ☐ Confirmed
Mandatory absolute revocation period observed (typically 3 months on first offense) before IID permit issuance ☐ Confirmed
Not seeking IID permit for refusal-only revocation (unless statutorily authorized) ☐ Confirmed

Petition

To: ADLRO Director

Respondent, [________________________________] (Hawaii DL # [____]), hereby applies for an Ignition Interlock Permit pursuant to HRS §§ 291E-44.5 and 286-118.5. Respondent attests:

  1. Respondent is the operator named in the NOAR dated [__/__/____].
  2. Respondent has installed an approved IID on every motor vehicle Respondent will operate.
  3. Respondent maintains SR-22 motor vehicle insurance with [carrier], policy no. [____].
  4. Respondent will carry the permit and a Hawaii ID at all times when operating an interlock-equipped vehicle.
  5. Respondent will not operate any non-interlock vehicle, including any commercial motor vehicle, while permit is active.
Field Entry
Vehicles (year/make/model/VIN) [________________________________]
IID installer (name, model) [________________________________]
Insurance carrier (SR-22) [________________________________]
Employee Driver's Permit also requested? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]


PART 6 — PLEA EVALUATION WORKSHEET

Statutory Exposure Snapshot (§ 291E-61; § 291E-61.5)

Offense Class Jail Fine License revocation IID
1st OVUII Petty misd. up to 5 days OR 72 hrs community service $250–$1,000 + $25 surcharges 1 year admin (3 mos absolute + 9 mos IID-permit) yes
1st highly intoxicated (≥.15) Petty misd. 48 hrs–5 days $500–$1,500 + surcharges 18 months admin yes
2nd OVUII (within 10 yrs) Petty misd. 5–14 days $1,000–$3,000 18 months–2 years yes
2nd highly intoxicated Petty misd. 10–30 days $1,500–$4,000 2 years yes
3rd OVUII (within 10 yrs) Misd. up to 30 days up to $4,000 2 years yes
Habitual OVUII § 291E-61.5 (3+ priors within 10 yrs) Class C felony up to 5 yrs up to $10,000 up to 4 years yes
OVUII with passenger under 15 Enhanced added 48 hrs added $500 added yes

Plea Offer Worksheet

Item Offer Worst-Case Trial Net Recommendation
Charge(s) [____] [____] [____]
Jail (custody) [____] [____] [____]
Probation (length/type) [____] [____] [____]
Fine + costs + surcharges [____] [____] [____]
License revocation [____] [____] [____]
IID period [____] [____] [____]
Substance abuse assessment / treatment ☐ Required ☐ Required [____]
14-hour DOH class ☐ Required ☐ Required [____]
Community service [____] hrs [____] hrs [____]
Defer Acceptance of Guilty Plea (DAG) — HRS § 853-1 (NOT available for OVUII per § 853-4) ☐ N/A n/a [____]
Immigration consequences (Padilla) [____] [____] [____]
CDL impact (1-year DQ; lifetime on 2nd) [____] [____] [____]
Firearm rights (felony habitual OVUII) [____] [____] [____]

Suppression / Defense Posture

Issue Strength (1–5) Notes
Stop [____] [________________________________]
Roadblock (291E-19/20) [____] [________________________________]
Scope/duration (Rodriguez) [____] [________________________________]
Probable cause [____] [________________________________]
SFSTs / HGN (Behrendt) [____] [________________________________]
Implied consent coercion (Won) [____] [________________________________]
Breath foundation (Wallace) [____] [________________________________]
Blood draw warrant/consent [____] [________________________________]
Miranda [____] [________________________________]

Client Acknowledgement

I have reviewed this worksheet with counsel, understand the elements, consequences, and collateral effects, and have had the opportunity to ask questions.

Client signature [________________________________]
Date [__/__/____]
Counsel signature [________________________________]

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

  • HRS §§ 291E-11, 291E-15, 291E-21, 291E-33, 291E-34, 291E-37, 291E-38, 291E-41, 291E-44.5, 291E-61, 291E-61.5, 291E-62
  • HRS § 286-118.5 (relicensing; IID)
  • HRPP 16 (Discovery)
  • Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963); Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972)
  • Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015); Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 U.S. 438 (2016); Missouri v. McNeely, 569 U.S. 141 (2013)
  • State v. Won, 137 Hawai'i 330; State v. Wallace, 80 Hawai'i 382; State v. Behrendt, 124 Hawai'i 90; State v. Bolosan, 78 Hawai'i 86
  • ADLRO (Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office), 1001 Bishop Street, Suite 500, Honolulu, HI 96813 — https://www.courts.state.hi.us/courts/administrative/adlro
  • ADLRO e-mail filing: [email protected]; fax (808) 534-6888

DISCLAIMER: This package is provided as an editable starting point and does not constitute legal advice. Hawaii's 6-day ADLRO hearing deadline is the shortest such deadline in the United States and is jurisdictional. Always verify current statutes, ADLRO procedures, and local court rules before filing.

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