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HRS §138-10

Keeping 911 location information private

This section protects the privacy of location information that 911 call centers and public safety agencies collect. It says this information is not a public record, so it cannot be released under the state's open records law. Also, no one can use or share the database information for anything other than the 911 system without the phone company's written permission.

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The statute, as written — Database or location information

(a) Any communications service location information obtained by any public safety answering point or public safety agency or its personnel for public safety purposes is not a government record open to disclosure under chapter 92F. (b) A person shall not disclose or use, for any purpose other than the 911 calling system, information contained in the database of the communications service provider's network portion of the 911 calling system established pursuant to this chapter, without the prior written consent of the communications service provider.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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