HRS §21-16
State and county workers must help investigating committees
This section says state and county officers and employees must cooperate with investigating committees and give them the information the committees ask for during their research. It is a narrow rule about helping official investigations.
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The statute, as written — Government officer and employees to cooperate
The officers and employees of the State and of each county shall cooperate with any investigating committee or committees or with their representatives and furnish to them or to their representatives such information as may be called for in connection with the research activities of the committees.
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