HRS §124B-164

Public record offenses

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This section covers people under this chapter who intentionally damage, hide, or destroy public records, or take them to do so. It says such actions are offenses and the punishment is decided by a court-martial.

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The statute, as written — Public record offenses

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any person subject to this chapter who, wilfully and unlawfully: (1) Alters, conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys a public record; or (2) Takes a public record with the intent to alter, conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy the public record, shall be punished as directed by a court-martial.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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