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HRS §132-42

Fire records are public and kept by the state

The state fire office must keep a record of every fire in Hawaii, including damage, insurance coverage, and amounts. These records are public unless protected by law. They are based on records from county fire chiefs.

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The statute, as written — Recordkeeping

The office shall keep a record of all fires occurring in the State and of all facts concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of the fires and the damage caused, whether the losses were covered by insurance, and if so, in what amount. All the records shall be public, except information protected from disclosure pursuant to chapter 92F. The records compiled under this section shall be a compilation of the county fire chiefs' records prepared pursuant to section 132-1(a).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§132-1 County fire chief duties and public fire records

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