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HRS §383-144

Unlawful disclosures

This section makes it illegal to share certain private information from the labor department or to use lists of job applicants or benefit claimants for political purposes. If you do, you can be fined or jailed.

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The statute, as written — Unlawful disclosures

If any individual, whether an employee or member of the department of labor and industrial relations, or the referee, in violation of section 383-95, makes any disclosure of information obtained from any employing unit or individual in the administration of this chapter, or if any individual who has obtained any list of applicants for work, or of claimants or recipients of benefits, under this chapter, uses or permits the use of the list for any political purpose, that individual shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $200, or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§383-95 Who can see your unemployment information

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