HRS §342P-29
Public access to asbestos and lead reports and penalties for leaking secrets
Asbestos and lead abatement applications and violation reports filed with the department are open to the public during office hours, unless they contain confidential manufacturing secrets. Department workers who leak such confidential information without legal permission can be fined up to $1,000.
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The statute, as written — Public records; confidential information; penalties
Asbestos or lead abatement applications and reports on emissions or lead violations submitted to the department shall be made available for inspection by the public during established office hours unless the reports contain information of a confidential nature concerning secret processes or methods of manufacture. Any officer, employee, or agent of the department, acquiring confidential information from the inspection authorized by section 342P-4, who divulges information except as authorized in this chapter or except as ordered by a court or at an administrative hearing regarding an alleged violation of this chapter or any rule or standard adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be fined not more than $1,000.
Sections this one refers to
§342P-4 When officials can inspect for asbestos or lead
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