HRS §334-24
Rules for entering, staying in, and leaving a psychiatric facility
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that no one can be admitted to, kept in, or released from a psychiatric facility unless the rules in this law and certain other chapters are followed. It sets the basic legal framework for these actions.
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The statute, as written — Admission; discharge; civil liability
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.
No person shall be admitted to, detained at, or discharged from any psychiatric facility except as provided in this chapter and in chapters 571, 704 and 706.
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