HRS §349-24

Blocking the long-term care ombudsman is a crime

This section makes it a crime to deliberately block or interfere with the long-term care ombudsman or their assistant while they are doing their job. Each time you interfere, and each day the interference continues, counts as a separate offense.

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The statute, as written — Wilful interference; prohibited

Any individual, including any long-term care facility or long-term care facility employee, who wilfully interferes with or impedes the long-term care ombudsman or designee in the performance of the long-term care ombudsman's or designee's duties pursuant to this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each separate act of wilful interference and each day during which any wilful interference continues shall constitute a separate offense.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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