HRS §346-165
State officials can visit and inspect child care facilities
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The state's human services department must check each licensed group child care home and center at least once a year. These facilities must let officials from human services, education, health, and county fire departments visit and inspect them at any time.
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The statute, as written — Visitation and inspection of group child care home, group child care center
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 department of human services shall visit and inspect each group child care home and group child care center as frequently as it deems necessary for the proper operation, sanitation, and safety of the home or center, as the case may be. The visits and inspections shall be made at least once annually. Every group child care home and group child care center licensed under this subpart shall be open to visitation and inspection by representatives of the department of human services, the department of education, and the department of health, and by designated representatives of the respective county fire departments at all times.
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