HRS §350-5
When private talks can be used in court
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗In court cases about child abuse or neglect, certain private conversations cannot be kept secret. The law says that doctor, therapist, spouse, and victim-counselor talks are not protected. This means those conversations can be used as evidence.
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The statute, as written — Admissibility of evidence
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 physician-patient privilege, the psychologist-client privilege, the spousal privilege, and the victim-counselor privilege shall not be grounds for excluding evidence in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to this chapter.
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