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HRS §325-103

Custodian of records

This section protects the privacy of health records held by the health department. It says health department staff cannot be forced to testify about your records or reports from private doctors or facilities unless you give written permission. It only covers testimony, not other uses of records.

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The statute, as written — Custodian of records

No officer or employee of the department of health shall be examined in any civil, criminal, special, or other proceeding as to the existence or content of any individual's records retained by the department pursuant to this part, or as to the existence or contents of such reports received from any private physician or private health facility, without written consent of the affected individual.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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