HRS §322-6
Who must report health hazards
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that certain officials and any regular person must tell the health department about health hazards as soon as they find out. It explains who has to report and who can report.
everyone
The statute, as written — Who to report nuisances
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.
The sheriff, all officers of police, and physicians shall report to the department of health, or its nearest authorized agent, the existence of any nuisance injurious to the public health, of which any of them may be cognizant, as soon as possible after it comes to their knowledge. Any individual may report to the department of health, or its nearest authorized agent, the existence of any nuisance injurious to the public health as soon as possible after the individual learns of the existence of the nuisance. [PC 1869, c 59, §22; RL 1925, §929; RL 1935, §1316; RL 1945, §2707; RL 1955, §47-7; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §322-6; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11; am L 2013, c 269, §2]
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