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HRS §324-12

Protecting the identity of people in medical studies

This section says that information from medical studies can only be used to improve medical research, education, or public health. It also requires that the identity of any person studied must be kept secret and never revealed in any report or publication.

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The statute, as written — Identification of persons studied; restriction

The material shall be used or published only for the purpose of advancing medical research, medical education, or education of the public in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality. The identity, or any group of facts which tends to lead to the identity, of any person whose condition or treatment has been studied shall be confidential and shall not be revealed in any reports or any other matter prepared, released, or published by the research or study committees under any circumstances.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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